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12.1.5 Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is safety equipment that should be used

by personnel if they are in a dangerous workplace (Cahyono, 2004).According

Suma'mur (2009), personal protective equipment is a tool used to protect themselves

against the dangers of workplace accidents.Use of PPE intended to protect tenaa work and also is an effort to prevent the

occurrence of occupational accidents and occupational diseases by potential hazards on a

company that can not be eliminated or controlled.

Personal protective equipments diverse kinds.When stratified by body parts

were protected, the types of personal protective equipment are as follows:

a.Head Protector

This device consists of a hair tie tools, hair coverings, hats of various materials. The

purpose of using protective equipment is to protect the head from hazards bumped

heads with sharp or hard objects, that are either falling, flying or gliding including

protecting yourself from radiation heat corrosive chemicals. The type of work that

requires protective headgear such tools work under the machines and work around

the open energy conductor. Examples of protective gear head is a plastic cap,

asbestos-lined plastic caps, aluminum caps, and metal caps.

Figure 12.1Head protector

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b.Eye Protector

Eye protection is used to protect the eyes from any possible contact with the danger

of conceding a splash or dust, gases, vapors, corrosive liquids, particles floating or

exposed to radiation of electromagnetic waves. Eye protection consists of two kinds,

namely:

- Ordinary glasses

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- Googles glasses, ie glasses that covered all, but there are small holes for

ventilation.

Figure 12.2Eye Protector

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c.Face Protector

Face protective equipment is used for workers who have direct contact and bikut at

risk from existing hazards such as using a tool having a job that causes the particles,

fly abrasive material, work with handheld devices which cause cuts, work with

chemicals that can cause injury, irritation including worked in a factory containing

these materials.

Figure 12.3Face protector

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d.Ear Protector

This tool is used to reduce the sound intensity level is reached in the hearing

mechanism of the middle and inner ear so that the risk of hearing damage caused by

work in lingkingan siara high intensity can be minimized. This tool is needed when

the level of noise in the workplace has reached 85 dB over 8 hours a day. Ear

protective gear consists of three kinds, namely:

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- Cotton

- Ear plugs (ear plugs) have the power attenuation of 25-30 dB sura.

- Earmuffs (ear muffs) have the power of the sound attenuation of 10-15 dB

greater than ear plugs.

- Canal Caps

Figure 12.4Ear protector

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e.Body Protector

Protective clothing for the body to provide protection from heat, water, cold, rain,

wind, chemicals, etc.. The clothing should be easy to see, and provide physical

protection for mechanical collisions resulting injuries.

Figure 12.5Body protector

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f.Hand Protector

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Hand protection is used to protect the arm from pieces of objects, abrasion, extreme

temperatures, contact with chemicals that cause skin irritation and dermatitis,

kontakdengan corrosive chemicals. According to its shape, gloves can be

distinguished:

-Regular gloves (gloves)

- Gloves coated metal plate (grantlet) used in the arm.

- Mitth, mittens for 4 fingers wrapped.

Figure 12.6Hand protector

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g.Feet Protector

Gaiters (safety shoes) are used to protect the soles of the feet of the risk crushed,

splashed material which causes damage to the skin, slipped, electrical shock at work

and protect your feet from extreme environmental conditions.Examples of tools like

shoe leather gaiters, rubber boots, rubber boots, anti slip shoes, shoes coated steel,

plastic shoes, shoes with wooden soles / cork, protective calves, legs and ankles.

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Figure 12.7Feet protector

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h. Height-Work Protector

The tools used to protect the body from the risk of falling at a height of 2 meters or

more.

Figure 12.8Height-work protector

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