2 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Below is the UW P&O curriculum requirements for use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Activity/Task/Material |
Respirator |
Dust mask |
Safety glasses |
Ear protection |
Gloves |
Covered skin |
Gluing (Barge cement/thinner, Polyadhesive/thinner, acetone) |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
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Plus Series 60 second adhesive |
Recommended |
|
x |
|
x |
|
Filling casts with plaster and vermiculite |
|
x |
x |
|
|
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Grinding/sanding polypropylene, polyethylene, co-polypropylene, PETG |
|
x |
x |
x |
|
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Grinding/sanding foams:
|
|
x |
x |
x |
|
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Grinding/sanding fiberglass, carbon fiber, nyglass |
x |
|
x |
x |
|
x |
Grinding/sanding metals (aluminum, steel, titanium) |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
Using a torch to seal nylon straps |
x |
|
x |
|
|
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Using a bandsaw and drill press |
|
|
x |
x |
|
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Hand tools (jigsaw, pneumatic cast saw, hand drill, hammer and chisel, diagonal cutters, hack saw, tap, punch, riveting) |
|
|
x |
x |
|
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Breaking out molds |
|
x |
x |
x |
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