Oakland Community College

Personal Protective Equipment

 

Employees at Oakland Community College may encounter physical and/or chemical hazards during the workday, depending upon job assignments and tasks. These hazards will be controlled by using, in order of preference, engineering controls, administrative controls, and/or Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). PPE are designed to protect employees from serious injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with physical, electrical, mechanical, and chemical hazards, among other things.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) have established regulations governing the use of PPE in the workplace. These regulations can be found in the following sections:

 

 

OSHA

29 CFR 1910.132 – General Requirements
29 CFR 1910.133 – Eye and Face Protection
29 CFR 1910.135 – Head Protection
29 CFR 1910.136 – Occupational Foot Protection
29 CFR 1910.137 – Electrical Protective Devices
29 CFR 1910.138 – Hand Protection
29 CFR 1910.95 – Occupational Noise Exposure

MIOSHA

R408.13301 through R408.13398

This PPE Program provides guidelines and procedures for the following:

  • Hazard assessment
  • Equipment selection, general
  • Equipment selection, laboratories
  • Equipment selection, students
  • Protective devices
  • Cleaning, inspection, maintenance, and storage
  • Employee training
  • Recordkeeping

This program is intended to address the use of PPE by Oakland Community College employees only, and is not intended to be applied directly to protecting students from contact with hazards. The Oakland Community College Student Environmental Health and Safety Handbook addresses student PPE use.

The employees with the following job titles have specific responsibilities within the program, or supervise those with specific responsibilities within this program, and therefore should become familiar with its contents:

  • Director of Physical Facilities
  • Director of Public Safety
  • Manager of Environmental Health and Safety
  • Dean (Natural Science, Emergency Services, Automotive, Art, Photography, Dental, Medical)
  • Paraprofessional (Natural Science, Emergency Services, Automotive, Art, Photography, Dental, Medical)
  • Faculty (Natural Science, Emergency Services, Automotive, Art, Photography, Dental, Medical)
  • Adjunct Faculty (Natural Science, Emergency Services, Automotive, Art, Photography, Dental, Medical)
  • Chief Engineer
  • Superintendent
  • Public Safety Sergeant
  • Public Safety Officer
  • Groundskeeper
  • Maintenance
  • Custodian

OCC Links

Personal Protective Equipment Program (PPE) (PDF document)

Personal Protective Equipment Training Module (MS PowerPoint)

Hazard Assessments 

External Links

OSHA Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Site

MIOSHA Personal Protective Equipment Regulation (PDF document)