Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Traceability And Control

1. Introduction

PPEs (Personal Protective Equipment) are specialized clothing or equipment worn by employees for protection against health and safety hazards. They are designed to protect many parts of the body, i.e., eyes, head, face, hands, feet, and ears. The use of personal protective equipment is to reduce employee exposure to hazards when engineering and administrative controls are not feasible or ineffective, they therefore reduce these risks to acceptable levels.

PPEs are classified in 3 categories. Category III is intended to protect against mortal danger, or against dangers that may seriously and irreversibly harm the health of an individual.

All category III PPE items are serialized, tracked in EAM, and monitored by the CERN Stores warehouse team.

Category 3 PPEs distributed and controlled by CERN Stores:

  • Gloves / Masks

gloves masks    

 

  • Working with heights

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hauteur 5 hauteur 6 hauteur 7  

 

 

2. Scope of the service

Traceability in EAM

Control

  • Certified controllers
  • @ CERN stores in building 73 (Opening Hours)
  • Regular visits to CERN Point sites (**time schedule to be planned with the CERN Stores management open a SNOW ticket**)

 

PPE Control Procedure

For the control of PPE materials, please follow the process below:

  1. An email notification is sent to the holder of the equipment indicating that the PPE must undergo a control.
  2. Please bring the PPE to the CERN Stores (building 73-R-002) during the opening hours (see above), before the end of the validity period.
    Accessories (such as belts or front lamps) should not be included.
    For the 5-year Savox control, please provide your budget code.
  3. The material will be taken in by the warehouse team, and the PPE control responsible will perform the annual or five-year inspection.
  4. Your PPE will be labelled with your CERN ID and the date of deposit.
  5. You will receive an email notification once the control has been completed, indicating whether the equipment passed or failed the inspection.
  6. You can then collect your PPE at the CERN Stores during opening hours.
    You have up to 3 months to retrieve it.
  7. If the equipment fails the inspection, it will be destroyed. A replacement must be ordered via an EDH Material Request.
  8. If the control is urgent, please inform the staff when depositing the item at the CERN Stores desk.
    If the PPE control responsible is available, the inspection may be carried out more quickly.
  9. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to open a SNOW ticket.

PPE that is at the end of its service life or damaged must also be returned to the CERN Stores to ensure proper disposal. 

 

Useful links:

  • Service Now – Personal Protective Equipment (SCE-SSC-SC):

https://cern.service-now.com/service-portal?id=functional_element&name=PPE

  • EAM MyEquipment:

https://eamlight.cern.ch/grid?gridName=PUEMYE

  • Safety training at CERN

https://hse.cern/services-support/safety-training>

  • Frequently Asked Questions – PPE at CERN 

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