What is the best hand protection for a mechanic

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S-15.1 REG 10 ## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 ## Hand and arm protection - 7-12 (1) An employer or contractor shall provide, and require a worker to use, suitable and properly fitted hand or arm protection to protect the worker from injury to the hand or arm, including: - (a) injury arising from contact with chemical or biological substances; - (b) injury arising from exposure to work processes that result in extreme temperatures; - (c) injury arising from prolonged exposure to water; and - (d) puncture, abrasion or irritation of the skin. - (2) If a worker may contact an exposed energized high voltage electrical conductor, an employer or contractor shall provide, and require the worker to use, approved rubber insulating gloves and mitts and approved rubber insulating sleeves. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s7-12. ## Exposure to hazardous substances 7-13 If workers are routinely exposed to a hazardous material or substance, an employer or contractor shall provide, and require workers to use, protective clothing, gloves and eyewear or face shields that are adequate to prevent exposure of a worker's skin and mucous membranes to the hazardous material or substance. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s7-13. ## Exposure to noise - 7-14 (1) If a worker is required or permitted by these regulations to use hearing protectors, an employer or contractor shall: - (a) provide approved hearing protectors; and - (b) require workers to use those hearing protectors if the worker is required to use hearing protectors by these regulations. - (2) If practicable, an employer or contractor shall ensure that a hearing protector provided pursuant to subsection (1) reduces the noise level received into the worker's ears to not more than 85 dBA. - (3) If it is not practicable to comply with subsection (2), an employer or contractor shall ensure that a hearing protector provided pursuant to subsection (1) reduces the noise level received into the worker's ears to the lowest …

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 2-2023 Division 2 It is also important to know the performance characteristics of gloves relative to the specific hazard anticipated; e.g., chemical hazards, cut hazards, flame hazards, etc. These performance characteristics should be assessed by using standard test procedures. Before purchasing gloves, the employer should request documentation from the manufacturer that the gloves meet the appropriate test standard(s) for the hazard(s) anticipated. Other factors to be considered for glove selection in general include: - (A) As long as the performance characteristics are acceptable, in certain circumstances, it may be more cost effective to regularly change cheaper gloves than to reuse more expensive types; and, - (B) The work activities of the employee should be studied to determine the degree of dexterity required, the duration, frequency, and degree of exposure of the hazard, and the physical stresses that will be applied. With respect to selection of gloves for protection against chemical hazards: - (A) The toxic properties of the chemical(s) must be determined; in particular, the ability of the chemical to cause local effects on the skin and/or to pass through the skin and cause systemic effects; - (B) Generally, any 'chemical resistant' glove can be used for dry powders; - (C) For mixtures and formulated products (unless specific test data are available), a glove should be selected on the basis of the chemical component with the shortest breakthrough time, since it is possible for solvents to carry active ingredients through polymeric materials; and, - (D) Employees must be able to remove the gloves in such a manner as to prevent skin contamination. - 12. Cleaning and maintenance. It is important that all PPE be kept clean and properly maintained. Cleaning is particularly important for eye and face protection where dirty or fogged lenses could impair vision. For the purposes…

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 1-2023 Division 3 - (b) Employers must base the selection of the appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the task(s) to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified. - (c) Gloves must not be worn by persons whose hands are exposed to moving parts in which they could be caught. - (13) Skin protection. - (a) Where the need for their use is necessary, protective covering, ointments, gloves, or other effective protection must be provided for and used by persons exposed to materials which are hazardous to the skin. Statutory Authority: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4). Statutes Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295. History: OSHA Administrative Order 2-2013, filed 2/15/13, effective 4/1/13. OSHA Administrative Order 1-2016, filed 3/1/16, effective 1/1/17. OSHA Temporary Administrative Order 1-2023, filed 3/30/23, effective 4/3/23. ## 1926.97 Electrical Protective Equipment - (a) Design requirements for specific types of electrical protective equipment. Rubber insulating blankets, rubber insulating matting, rubber insulating covers, rubber insulating line hose, rubber insulating gloves, and rubber insulating sleeves shall meet the following requirements: - (1) Manufacture and marking of rubber insulating equipment. - (i) Blankets, gloves, and sleeves shall be produced by a seamless process - (ii) Each item shall be clearly marked as follows - (A) Class 00 equipment shall be marked Class 00 - (B) Class 0 equipment shall be marked Class 0 - (C) Class 1 equipment shall be marked Class 1. - (D) Class 2 equipment shall be marked Class 2. - (E) Class 3 equipment shall be marked Class 3. - (F) Class 4 equipment shall be marked Class 4. - (G) Non-ozone-resistant equipment shall be marked Type I. - (H) Ozone-resistant equipment shall be marked Type II. - (I) Other r…

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules Division 2 ## Appendix B to Subdivision I - Nonmandatory Compliance Guidelines for Hazard Assessment and Personal Protective Equipment Selection This appendix is intended to provide compliance assistance for employers and employees in implementing requirements for a hazard assessment and the selection of personal protective equipment. - 1. Controlling hazards. PPE devices alone should not be relied on to provide protection against hazards, but should be used in conjunction with guards, engineering controls, and sound manufacturing practices. - 2. Assessment and selection. It is necessary to consider certain general guidelines for assessing the foot, head, eye and face, and hand hazard situations that exist in an occupational or educational operation or process, and to match the protective devices to the particular hazard. It should be the responsibility of the safety officer to exercise common sense and appropriate expertise to accomplish these tasks. - 3. Assessment guidelines. In order to assess the need for PPE the following steps should be taken: - a. Survey. Conduct a walk-through survey of the areas in question. The purpose of the survey is to identify sources of hazards to workers and co-workers. Consideration should be given to the basic hazard categories: - (a) Impact - (b) Penetration - (c) Compression (roll-over) - (d) Chemical - (e) Heat - (f) Harmful dust - (g) Light (optical) radiation - b. Sources. During the walk-through survey the safety officer should observe: - (a) Sources of motion; i.e., machinery or processes where any movement of tools, machine elements or particles could exist, or movement of personnel that could result in collision with stationary objects; - (b) Sources of high temperatures that could result in burns, eye injury or ignition of protective equipment, etc.; - (c) Types of chemical exposures; - (d) Sources of harmful dust;