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• AUGUST 2013 • WORLD FENCE NEWS All the stuff you need! Enjoy the Adventure! Wholesale to the Gate & Access Control Industry Serving You Since 1991 www.gatesandcontr ols.com 800-548-2365 Anaheim 877-386-9797 Spokane 866-709-8869 Sacramento 800-926-5520 Portland 800-204-7344 Las Vegas 866-275-1651 THE FENCELINE IS HERE TO HELP Looking for something? Need to know in a hurry? Use the World Fence News FenceLine product locator service! Call 1-800-231-0275 from the U.S. & Canada. Editor's note: Contributing editor Jim Lucci is currently using jobsite and workplace safety as the topic for his columns. Here is some information from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) on the use of PPE, or personal protective equipment, which ties in with Jim's articles. This is the first of several installments, and is taken from OSHA Publication 3151 (Revised 2004). You can view this and other related articles at www.osha.gov. • • • Employees who face possible foot or leg injuries from falling or rolling objects or from crushing or penetrat- SWAN-BOND Fused-Bonded Wire COMPARE AND SAVE ON TEMPORARY FENCE PANELS LI N N E C AI N 600 W. Manville St., Compton, CA 90220 FE M AN TE U U FA IT C ST TU ER IN R S ® 800-688-SWAN (7926) www.swanfence.com K WE SHIP COAST TO COAST 3,000 + PANELS of 6 X 10 & 6 X 14 ARE IN STOCK H Seattle In effort to remind workers to "play it safe," OSHA urges use of foot and leg protection C 38 ing materials should wear protective footwear. Also, employees whose work involves exposure to hot substances or corrosive or poisonous materials must have protective gear to cover exposed body parts, including legs and feet. If an employee's feet may be exposed to electrical hazards, non-conductive footwear should be worn. Examples of situations in which an employee should wear foot and/or leg protection include: • When heavy objects such as barrels or tools might roll onto or fall on the employee's feet; • Working with sharp objects such as nails or spikes that could pierce the soles or uppers of ordinary shoes; • Exposure to molten metal that might splash on feet or legs; • Working on or around hot, wet or slippery surfaces; and • Working when electrical hazards are present. Safety footwear must meet ANSI minimum compression and impact performance standards as contained in ANSI Z41-1991 (American National Standard for Personal Protection-Protective Footwear) or provide equivalent protection. Footwear purchased before July 5, 1994 must meet or provide equivalent protection to the earlier ANSI standards. All ANSI approved footwear has a protective toe and offers impact and compression protection. But the type and amount of protection is not always the same. Different footwear protects in different ways. Check the product's labeling or consult the manufacturer to make sure the footwear will protect the user from the hazards they face. Foot and leg protection choices include the following: • Leggings protect the lower legs and feet from heat hazards such as molten metal or welding sparks. Safety snaps allow leggings to be removed quickly. • Metatarsal guards protect the instep area from impact and compression. Made of aluminum, steel, fiber or plastic, these guards may be strapped to the outside of shoes. • Toe guards fit over the toes of regular shoes to protect the toes from impact and compression hazards. They may be made of steel, aluminum or plastic. • Combination foot and shin guards protect the lower legs and feet, continued on page 40