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Figure 1.39 Protective clothing for spot welding

a noisy area, do not produce immediately noticeable effects but could affect you
Safety fi rst
later in life.
Breathing in brake dust, or working Fortunately, the risks to workers are now quite well understood and we can
in a noisy area, does not produce protect ourselves before it is too late.
immediately noticeable effects but
could affect you later in life. Table 1.6 lists a number of items classed as PPE together with suggested uses.
You will see that the use of most items involves plain common sense.

1.3.5 Identifying and reducing hazards

Working in a motor vehicle workshop is a dangerous occupation, if you do not
take care. The most important thing is to be aware of the hazards and then it
is easy to avoid the danger. The hazards in a workshop are from two particular
sources: you and your surroundings.
Hazards due to you may be caused by:
carelessness – particularly while moving vehicles
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drinking or taking drugs – badly affects your ability to react to dangerous
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situations
tiredness or sickness – affects your ability to think and work safely
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messing about – most accidents are caused by people fooling about
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not using safety equipment – you have a duty to yourself and others to use
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safety equipment
inexperience – or lack of supervision: if in doubt – ask.
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The surroundings in which you work may have:
bad ventilation
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poor lighting
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noise
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