cheffernan
2nd Jun 2016, 01:02 AM
Hello,
Kind of a dumb question here, but I am a safety manager in a manufacturing plant in the US and was hoping someone here could give me advice on a situation I am currently dealing with as I am still fairly new to all of this and I am the first to admit I know next to nothing about metalwork. Since I started one of the changes I made was that the grinders (grinding metal 8+ hours a day, 5+ days a week) are required to wear respiratory protection to limit the intake of metal dust/debris during their shifts. At first there were no issues with compliance, but as we are getting in to summer months they have been raising concerns over heat and slight difficulty breathing on days with higher temp/humidity. They of course want to simply go without it for the majority of the work day, does anyone know of ways I can work with them to reduce discomfort/heat stress for them during the summer while still keeping them in compliance with respiratory protection?
Thanks!
* They have also been through fit/respiratory testing
Kind of a dumb question here, but I am a safety manager in a manufacturing plant in the US and was hoping someone here could give me advice on a situation I am currently dealing with as I am still fairly new to all of this and I am the first to admit I know next to nothing about metalwork. Since I started one of the changes I made was that the grinders (grinding metal 8+ hours a day, 5+ days a week) are required to wear respiratory protection to limit the intake of metal dust/debris during their shifts. At first there were no issues with compliance, but as we are getting in to summer months they have been raising concerns over heat and slight difficulty breathing on days with higher temp/humidity. They of course want to simply go without it for the majority of the work day, does anyone know of ways I can work with them to reduce discomfort/heat stress for them during the summer while still keeping them in compliance with respiratory protection?
Thanks!
* They have also been through fit/respiratory testing