Three-step approach to protective equipment and supplies

Safety protection equipment and safety products use a three-step approach Occupational safety has always been an important task for companies to safeguard workers' safety. In recent years, the incidence of occupational diseases has gradually increased, and relevant laws and regulations and various protective measures have also been continuously improved. So what should we do to protect our future occupational diseases? What principles should be followed in the selection of safety protection equipment and safety protection products? What are the requirements for the selection? The following Xiao Bian took everyone to know in detail.

The first step: What is required by the Occupational Disease Prevention Act?

The Occupational Disease Prevention Law stipulates: "The employer must provide workers with personal protective equipment for personal use."

The second step: The three principles that should be observed in the selection of labor protection articles

Correct selection of high-quality protective equipment is a prerequisite for ensuring the safety and health of workers.

Three basic principles for the use of labor protection items:

(1) From the perspective of standards - according to national standards, industry standards or local standards;
(2) From a practical point of view, according to the production environment, the labor intensity, and the presence, nature, concentration (or strength) of the hazardous factors in contact with the production site, and the protective performance of protective equipment;
(3) From the personal point of view - wearing comfort and convenience does not affect work.

Part III: What are the requirements for the issuance of labor protection products?

(1) Relevant regulations: "Standards for the Provision of Labor Protective Equipment", which stipulates standards for labor protection supplies for 116 typical types of work in the national work directory. The employing unit shall, in accordance with the relevant standards, issue individual labor protection articles for employees according to different types of work and different working conditions.
(2) Specific responsibilities of the employer

To sum it up:

Free to provide, can not be replaced;
Three certificates are complete, fixed-point purchase;
Correct use, three staff meetings;
Replace expired, invalid expired;
Improve the system, supervision and inspection.

1) It is provided free of charge and cannot be replaced - The employing unit shall, in accordance with the provisions of laws, regulations and standards, provide free of charge health care products that meet the requirements of the State in accordance with the occupational hazard factors and the degree of harm in the workplace. Do not replace the care products that should be provided with money or other items.
2) Fixed-point purchase, complete with three certificates - employers should purchase special labor protection products from fixed-point business units or manufacturing companies; health care products must have "three certificates": production licenses, product certifications, and safety certifications; The product must be checked and accepted by the unit's safety management department, and the protective function of the product must be checked before use according to the requirements of the use of the product.
3) Proper use of the workers and the three sessions of the staff - employers should educate employees to use the right care products in accordance with the use rules and protection requirements of the care products; employees should achieve "three sessions": will check the reliability of the care products, will The correct use of care products will properly maintain the care products and conduct supervision and inspection.
4) Overdue replacement and invalidation - The employer shall promptly replace, retire expired and expired health care products in accordance with the requirements of the product specification.
5) Sound system, supervision and inspection - The employing unit shall establish and improve management systems and use files for the purchase, inspection, acceptance, storage, distribution, use, replacement, and retirement of health care products, and implement the necessary supervision and inspection.

Correct use of labor protection products

(1) Checking the appearance - Before the use of labor protection articles, an appearance inspection shall be performed first: whether there is any defect or damage, whether the assembly of each part is tight, and whether the starting is flexible.
(2) Comply with performance - The use of labor protection articles must be within its performance range, and attention should be paid to the use of "three noes" in use: no limit use, no use without national designation, approval by the monitoring department, and detection not up to standard The products cannot be easily replaced, nor can they be shoddy.
(3) Proper use - Use labor protection articles in accordance with the "Instructions for Use".

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