Personal Protective Equipment questions for the ASP

Question 1

A machinist who wears prescription glasses is assigned to a grinding operation with flying-particle eye hazards. The employer wants to issue standard safety glasses that do not fit comfortably over the employee's own glasses. Which approach meets the requirement?

1. AProvide eye protection only when the employee requests it in writing
2. BAllow the employee to wear only the prescription glasses, since they already contain lenses
3. CProvide eye protection that incorporates the prescription in its design, or eye protection that can be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the position of either set of lenses
4. DRequire the employee to remove prescription lenses and work without corrective vision under the protective eyewear

Question 2

During a walkthrough, a safety professional finds a bin of loose safety glasses in a maintenance shop. The lenses and frames carry no markings of any kind, so the professional cannot tell who made them or whether they were made to the applicable eye and face protection standard. The shop's supervisor says the glasses are clean, undamaged, and fit workers well. What is the correct assessment under 29 CFR 1910.133?

1. ACompliant, because clean, undamaged glasses that fit properly satisfy the general requirements for eye protection
2. BNoncompliant, because eye and face PPE must be distinctly marked to facilitate identification of the manufacturer, regardless of condition or fit
3. CNoncompliant only if the glasses are used for welding, where a shade number marking is mandatory
4. DCompliant, provided each pair is issued to a specific employee who is responsible for it

Question 3

During an internal audit, a safety professional reviews a one-page record for a machining department. The page is titled "Certification of Hazard Assessment." It names the machining department as the area evaluated and carries the signature and printed name of the supervisor who performed the walk-through. It has no date anywhere on it. Which action is needed for this record to satisfy the written certification requirement for the PPE hazard assessment?

1. AAdd the date(s) on which the hazard assessment was performed
2. BAttach the department's injury and illness log for the prior three years
3. CAdd a signature line for each employee who will be required to wear PPE
4. DAdd the purchase cost and supplier of each type of PPE selected