Collection of Data and Information on the Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment to be Used by Petrochemical Workers

摘要

It would be advantageous to develop specific personal Protective equipment (PPE) standards for the major industrial classifications and trades. In order to accomplish this task, the authors previously developed a methodology for evaluating the current PPE practices used in industry. This specific project deals with the petro-chemical industry; the job titles selected were chemical operator, repairer, laborer, mixer/compounder, weigher/bulker, helper and lab analyst. This report describes both the methodology used and the results of its application to the petro-chemical industry jobs. It provides data collected in 15 chemical plants. These results were combined with the results of Bureau of Labor Statistics-Work Injury Report Surveys to provide tentative PPE standards for the jobs studied.