PPE
What must be done before donning PPE?
Pre-Use Checks.
Where do you find Risk Assessments?
Job Procedure
What body part is injured most often, and what is percentage of this?
Hand injuries account for 59% of our total recordable injuries .
What are the 3 most hazardous chemicals at Maydown?
Caustic Soda (50% and 23%), PS3, and Polymer
When is it illegal to use the horn on your vehicle?
A horn should only be used when warning someone of any danger.It is illegal to use a horn on a moving vehicle on a restricted road, basically a road that has street lights and a 30 mph limit, between the times of 11:30 p.m. and 07:00 a.m
What PPE is required when working with/near PS-3?
Full acid suit (inc. rubber boots, long gloves and air-purged hood).
Why do we carry our risk assessments?
Risk assessments identify the hazards of a task, and who might be harmed and allows us to implement controls to mitigate these risks. It is also a legal requirement.
When was the last Medical Treatment Case(MTC) at Maydown? Decide what happened, what injury was sustained and what preventative measures were implemented?
2 May 2025, Contractor cut finger on cable tray resulting in 4 stiches. We have now implemented a minimum of level 3 cut resistant gloves for all general tasks.
Why is PS-3 hazardous?
Corrosive (causes severe burns).
What is the eyesight test?
You have to take an eyesight test before you start practical test. You should be able to read a vehicle number plate with letters 79,4 mm (3,1 inches) high at a minimum distance of 20 meters (about 67 feet).
Monogoggles, gloves, hard hat.
What tasks require a risk assessment?
All tasks require a risk assessment.
What elements make up the LOF Triangle?
Energy Source, Pathway and the Barrier
Why is polymer dust dangerous?
Potential for dust explosion.
What's the minimum tread depth for your car tyres?
The legal minimum tread depth for cars is 1.6 millimeters. This 1.6 mm should be in a continuous band throughout the central three-quarters of the tread width, throughout the whole of the circumference.
What is the minimum PPE required for pulling samples from designated sample points?
Safety glasses, face-shield, Solvex jacket and long Solvex gloves.
Minimum PPE for pulling PS-3 samples from PS-3 unload facility is full acid suit and Respirex hood.
Give an example of an engineering control and an administrative control.
Engineering control - barriers, guards, interlocks
Administrative control- Training, procedures, risk assessments, pre-use checks
What control did we introduce at Maydown for hand safety, in August 2021 and why did we introduce it?
4 second delay (Engineered control) on winders introduced to ensure that winders will not keep running if it does not have yarn on the dancer arm
What is the main asphyxiant hazard at the plant?
Nitrogen.
When can you wait on the yellow crisscross lines at a box junction?
You can wait in a yellow box junction if you want to turn right and are stopped from doing so by oncoming traffic, or by other vehicles waiting to turn right.
What protective equipment do you need when working near nitrogen?
Personal oxygen analyser.
What is the hierarchy of control?
Elimination
Substitution
Engineering Controls
Administrative Controls
Personal Protective Equipment
What is the Maydown Hand Safety Slogan Campaign 2023?
As part of June’s Hand Safety Month at Maydown, we want to find a Maydown HAND SAFETY slogan for 2023.The slogan must have a HAND SAFETY theme, and is open to all DuPont and contract employees, and entries submitted to Paul McLaughlin by 3pm on Wednesday 5th July 30, 2023
Where would you find the Chemical Interaction Matrix?
OP103 (PSM related hazards of the process including hazardous chemicals and protective equipment).
What is the speed limit on plant approach roads (external to site boundary) and what must you never do on plant approach roads