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 60% of our total recordable injuries .
What are the three High Hazard Process (HHP) Areas in Kevlar®?
(i) PS-3 unloading through to 18” mixer outlet;
(ii) 50% caustic soda unloading through to the 23% caustic soda addition to neutralisation tanks, and strong caustic tanks;
(iii) polymer unloading to 6” mixer inlet.
When is it illegal to use the horn on your vehicle in a public street?
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? 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.
What is PSM?
(Process Safety Management is not the answer I need).
Application of management controls to operations involving hazardous materials in a way that process hazards are identified, understood, and controlled so that process-related injuries and incidents can be eliminated.
What is the 3 Metre rule with regard to PITs, and also, what MUST pedestrians do when approaching an area where a PIT is operating?
Pedestrians MUST stayed at least 3 metres away from a PIT that has a load.
When approaching an area where a PIT is operating, pedestrians MUST STOP, GIVE WAY TO THE PIT & MAKE EYE CONTACT with the PIT driver before continuing on their way.
Monogoggles, gloves, hard hat.
What tasks require a risk assessment?
All tasks require a risk assessment.
How may recordable injury incident (MTC/ DAWC/ LTI) have there been at Maydown in the last 27 years?
Eleven since 1998
2 May 25 - Cut injury on cable tray (MTC)
28 Aug 21- Cut injury on hand -HK SM13 (MTC)
17 Feb19- Injured back - slip on clysar (DAWC)
8 May 18- Injured back - removing bobbin from winder (DAWC)
5 Sep 16- Twisted kneed on stairwell (DAWC)
12 Jun 16- Wrist & tendon damage requiring surgery when restringing SM12
14 Jan 12- Injured left shoulder after misjudging stair (RWC)
23 Nov 08- Twisted knee after rising up from crouched position (RWC)
15 Jun 07- Sustained fractures in right arm when coning into contact with rotating roll (DAWC)
28 Aug 98- Cut leg when placing cutting tool into pouch - MTC
24 Apr 98- Spray of casutic on face, neck & upper arm x 2 technicians (MTC)
What does RAGAGEP mean?
Recognised and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practice.
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 protective equipment do you need when working near nitrogen?
Personal oxygen analyser.
What is the difference between "HAZARD" and "RISK" when referring to Risk Assessment. Give an example.
Hazard is the danger e.g. Working at height
Risk is the likelihood of that hazard being impacted e.g. Falling from height
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 makes something PSM critical?
Components, equipment, or systems meeting one or more of the following criteria:
Failure may result in death or major irreversible health effects, or severe environmental impact.
The loss of primary containment of a hazardous substance.
The release of chemical energy generated within the process (e.g., deflagration, detonation, and uncontrolled reaction).
Prevent or mitigate the consequences of hazardous events that could result in death or major irreversible health effects, or severe environmental impact.
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 PPE is required when performing the following tasks?
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