Personal Protective Equipment

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Personal Protective Equipment

By Ramil Langamon

​Personal Protective Equipment

• protects its user against any physical harm or hazards that the workplace environment may present.

​THREE (3) TYPES OF Personal Protective Equipment

• Devices designed to protect the computer from static electricity.

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​1. Anti-static devices

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It is a key piece of safety gear that helps to prevent the buildup of static electricity near sensitive electronics or other projects where static charge could damage electronics or cause safety issues

• Anti-static Mat

• Anti-static Wrist Strap

• Anti-static bag

• Anti-static spray  

• is a key piece of safety gear that helps to prevent the buildup of static electricity near sensitive electronics or other projects where static charge could damage electronics or cause safety issues.

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• An anti-static wrist strap may also be called an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap.

​1.1 Anti-static Wrist Strap

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It is an anti-static device that safeguards an individual or piece of equipment like a PC from an electrostatic discharge (ESD).

• Anti-static Mat

• Anti-static Wrist Strap

• Anti-static Bag

• Anti-static spray  

• An anti-static floor mat or ground mat is an anti-static device that safeguards an individual or piece of equipment like a PC from an electrostatic discharge (ESD).

• Computer components that are sensitive to static electricity or ESD are motherboards, CPUs, expansion cards and memory devices. ​

​1.2 Anti-static Mat

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It is used for storing electronic components, which are prone to damage caused by electrostatic discharge (ESD).

• Anti-static Mat

• Anti-static Wrist Strap

• Anti-static Bag

• Anti-static spray  

• is a bag used for storing electronic components, which are prone to damage caused by electrostatic discharge (ESD).

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  ​•These bags are usually plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and have a distinctive color (silvery for metallised film, pink or black for polyethylene).

​1.3 Anti-static Bag

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It is a liquid spray that can be used to eliminate static electricity and prevent static cling.

• Anti-static Mat

• Anti-static Wrist Strap

• Anti-static Bag

• Anti-static spray  

• is a liquid spray that can be used to eliminate static electricity and prevent static cling.

• ​However, realize that it cannot be used on certain equipment, such as certain monitor screens; use as directed.

​1.3 Anti-static Spray

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Devices designed to protect the computer  from sudden power surges from intermittent  power sources

• Anti-static devices

• Power surge protectors

• Personal equipment

• Devices designed to protect the computer  from sudden power surges from intermittent  power sources.

  ​Automatic Voltage  Regulator (AVR)

​Power surge protectors

• Devices designed to protect the computer  from sudden power surges from intermittent  power sources.

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  Uninterruptible power Supply (UPS)

​Power surge protectors

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Identify the following personal equipment.

• paint brush

• small paint brush

• brush

• small brush

• Short handled brushes are usually used for flat or slightly tilted work surfaces such as watercolor painting and ink painting, while long handled brushes are held horizontally while working on a vertical canvas such as for oil paint or acrylic paint.

Small Paint Brush

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Identify the following personal equipment.

• screw drivers

• flat head screw driver

• star screw

• philips head screw driver

• tool used for turning screws, usually having a handle of wood, plastic, etc, and a steel shank with a flattened square-cut tip that fits into a slot in the head of the screw.

Screw drivers

Multiple Choice

• Pliers and tweezers

• Plies and tweezers

• Pliers and Long nose

• all of the above

• Tweezers (or Forceps) are an extention of our fingers and they allow us to grab, grip, place, remove or hold items that are too small or delicate for our fingers to manipulate. The size and shape of the items we grab, grip, place or hold necessitate the need for a variety of tweezer tip styles and shapes.

Pliars and Tweezers

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• Air- Compressed air

• Compressed air

• Duster

• Tech Spray

• Compressed air is used as an energy source and as active air

• As an energy source compressed air is often used to power pneumatic machinery such as drills, hammers, wrenches and grinders. Active air is air that comes directly into contact with the product.

Compressed air

Multiple Choice

• vacuum cleaner

• Foot held vacuum cleaner

• Hand held vacuum cleaner

• Hand held cleaner

It allows you to conveniently scoop up dirt and even the finest dust particles from the surface of your room and let you stay healthy in a dust-free surrounding. Though there are different types of vacuum cleaners in the market, however people mostly prefer handheld models.

Hand held vacuum cleaner