DEME-QHSES-PRO-008

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) MANAGEMENT

Introduction The purpose of this procedure is to provide guidelines regarding the purchase,
: distribution and use of Personal Protective equipment (PPE).

CONTENT
1 GENERAL...................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE.............................................................................................................................. 2
1.2 DEFINITIONS.............................................................................................................................................. 2
2 ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES............................................................................................. 2
Project manager/captain................................................................................................................................ 2
Supervisory staff............................................................................................................................................ 2
Project QHSE-S manager.............................................................................................................................. 2
All personnel.................................................................................................................................................. 2
Subcontractors............................................................................................................................................... 3
3 PROCEDURE................................................................................................................................................. 3
3.1 COMPULSORY STANDARD PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.....................................................................3
3.2 ADDITIONAL COMPULSORY PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)........................................................3
Personal Floating Device (PFD) – life jacket.................................................................................................. 3
Fall protection................................................................................................................................................. 3
Additional mandatory PPE under specific circumstances and environments.................................................3
3.3 TRAINING.................................................................................................................................................. 3
3.4 PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR VISITORS....................................................................................3
3.5 DISCIPLINARY MEASURES........................................................................................................................... 4
4 DOCUMENT REFERENCES......................................................................................................................... 4

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1 GENERAL
1.1 Scope and objective
This procedure applies to all projects and offices related to Dredging International companies/branches
(see DI-MGT-MAN-001 Management System Framework), and DEME vessels. Consequently, the whole
of these companies/branches and DEME vessels is referred to as DI.
The purpose of this procedure is to provide guidelines regarding the purchase, distribution and use and
maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

1.2 Definitions
 PPE – Personal Protective Equipment
 PFD – Personal Floating Device (life jacket)
 CPE – Collective Protective Equipment
All other abbreviations and terms are defined in DEME-QHSES-DOC-007 Abbreviations & terms.

2 ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES

All employees, all subcontractors and all visitors must use the appropriate mandatory PPE and where
applicable, additional PPE as required.
Individuals have the following roles and responsibilities under this procedure.

Project manager/captain
The project manager/captain shall ensure that the procedure is fully implemented throughout the project
and that:
 Mandatory and additional PPE are efficiently being identified based on the executed risk
assessments (RI&E, HIRA, JSA …)
 PPE are adequately resourced and monitored for effectiveness;
 PPE are periodically inspected;
 All personnel are provided with one set of adequate PPE based on activities and associated risks
and that worn out items are replaced if necessary;
 All persons receive appropriate training regarding the proper use of PPE.

Supervisory staff
Supervisory staff must see to the following:
 The appropriate PPE are provided;
 All persons are using the appropriate PPE;
 All persons are adequately trained regarding the use of PPE;
 All subcontractors are informed about this procedure.

Project QHSE-S manager

The project QHSE-S manager or dedicated person is accountable for:
 The purchase of adequate PPE
 The distribution of PPE;
 Periodical inspections of PPE.
When a new or adjusted PPE must be purchased the project QHSE-S manager or dedicated person has
to be consulted.

All personnel
All personnel need to adhere to this procedure and are responsible for their PPE, to maintain it properly
and to keep it in good shape.

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Subcontractors
Subcontractors have to adhere to the same safety rules as DI personnel and have to provide the
appropriate PPE to their own personnel and subcontractors.

3 PROCEDURE
3.1 Compulsory standard personal protective equipment
The use of safety shoes, hard hats, safety glasses and high visibility vests/coveralls with reflective strips
is mandatory for all operational areas. The living arrangement (camp, guesthouse, vessel
accommodation, cabin, bridge, change room, washroom facilities etc.) and office areas are not being
considered as operational areas as long as no construction/maintenance activities are being executed in
these areas; if so the area must be cordoned off and the appropriate PPE must be worn. A coverall is
mandatory for all workers when exposed to sparks, splinters, dust and contamination by hazardous
substances.

3.2 Additional compulsory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Personal Floating Device (PFD) – life jacket
The use of PFDs is mandatory when working above or on water or within 1.5 meters of the water’s edge
(if CPE is not in place). All PFDs must be:
 Appropriate for the task being conducted;
 In good serviceable condition;
 Of proper size for the intended wearer, sizing is taken by body weight and chest size.

Fall protection
Adequate fall protection is mandatory when working above 1.5 meters or within 3 meters of an edge (in
case of an excavation if it is deeper than 1.5 meters with a slope steeper than 30 degrees where
collective protection is not in place (barricade, guard rails etc.). For details on working at height reference
is made to DEME-QHSES-SOI-059.
A minimum of one lanyard is required and must be securely fastened to the fall harness. The lanyards
total expansion length must not exceed the height on which the work is performed. If need be, two
lanyards must be used to ensure that one is attached to a secure anchoring point at all times.
All lanyards must be secured to an adequate anchoring point at all times.
After a fall, all fall protection devices used must immediately be removed from use until they have been
inspected and approved by an inspection authority or competent person.

Additional mandatory PPE under specific circumstances and environments

When the risk of having an incident during the execution of a specific task (based on the performed site
risk assessment) cannot be reduced by elimination, substitution, safe design and/or collective protection
equipment to an acceptable level, additional PPE, such as safety gloves, ear protection, anti-fall
harnesses, face protection shields, dusk masks etc. are compulsory for the execution of these tasks.
The PPE matrix DEME-QHSES-DOC-161 gives an overview of mandatory PPE during the execution of
described activities. (Matrix is non-comprehensive and can be extended at all times.)

3.3 Training
All persons making use off any PPE when required shall be adequately trained in the use, maintenance
and inspection of the PPE required. If needed, additional training shall be given for additional PPE.

3.4 Personnel protective equipment for visitors

Visitors have to use the same PPE as DI personnel. The PPE such as PFD, hard hats, safety shoes and
safety glasses will be put at the disposal of the visitors. DI personnel that organizes visits or accompanies
visitors to the workplace should see to it that visitors are provided with the appropriate PPE.

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3.5 Disciplinary measures

Disciplinary measures will be taken, as per the conditions of employment, when the above procedure is
not adhered to.

4 DOCUMENT REFERENCES
DI-MGT-MAN-001 Management System Framework
DEME-QHSES-DOC-007 Abbreviations and terms
DEME-QHSES-SOI-059 Working at height
DEME-QHSES-DOC-161 PPE matrix

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