Personal Protection Equipment for Transportation Maintenance Activities
Poster of PPE for transportation maintenance activities
Which PPE for Transportation Maintenance Activities? An 11x17 poster with a matrix of PPE recommended or required for local transportation agency maintenance activities.
Matrix of PPE for transportation maintenance activities
| Activity | Eye Protection | Face Protection | Foot Protection | Hand Protection | Hearing Protection | Hard Hat | High-Visibility Soft Hat | High-Visibility Vest | High-Visibility Pants | Long Sleeves | Coveralls | Respirator | Harness Lanyard | Chaps Pants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brushing (brush cutter use) | Required | Required | Required | Recommended | Required | Required during overhead/over-shoulder work | Required (Tear away) | Required | Recommended | |||||
| Chainsaw | Required | Required (Screen) | Required | Recommended | Required | Required | Required | Required | ||||||
| Crack filling | Required | Required | Required | Required for over 85 dB noise levels | Recommended | Required | Recommended | Recommended | ||||||
| Guardrail repair | Required | Required | Required | Recommended | Recommended | Required | Required | Required for cutting galvanized | ||||||
| Flagging | Required | Recommended | Required | Required in ROW | ||||||||||
| Herbicide spraying | Required | Required | Required | Required | Recommended | Required | ||||||||
| Mowing | Required | Recommended | Required | Recommended | Required for over 85 dB noise levels | Recommended | Required | |||||||
| Patching | Required | Required | Recommended | Required for over 85 dB noise levels | Recommended | Required | Recommended | Recommended | ||||||
| Culvert repair/installation | Recommended | Required | Recommended | HV Required | Recommended | Required | ||||||||
| Shoulder work | Recommended | Required | Recommended | Recommended | Required | |||||||||
| Road debris handling | Required | Required | Required | Recommended | Required | |||||||||
| Sign installation and repair | Required | Required | Recommended | Required for over 85 dB noise levels | HV Required | Required | Required for cutting galvanized | Required | ||||||
| Surveying | Required | Recommended | Required in ROW | |||||||||||
| Tree and brush chipping | Required | Required | Required | Recommended | Required | HV Required | Required (Tear away) | Required | ||||||
| Trimming | Required | Required | Required | Recommended | Required | Required | Required | Required | Required | |||||
| Working on Right-of-way (ROW): daylight | Recommended | Required | Required | Recommended | Required | |||||||||
| Working on ROW: low light | Recommended | Required | Required | Recommended | Required | Required |
Verify that all PPE is OSHA-approved.
This matrix was developed under a project sponsored by the Minnesota Local Road Research Board. Recommendations do not necessarily reflect the views of Minnesota LTAP.
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