Personal Protection

common personal protection gear

No matter how well you know a tool and how many times you have read its manual, personal protection is essential to workshop safety. While everyone is generally responsible for their own PPE (personal protective equipment), some commonly needed items are suitable for sharing.

You can find those next to the door from the common room to the wood workshop.

Goggles

ToolInfoBox Goggles
Synonyms:	safety glasses, safety eyewear; DE: Schutzbrillen
Type:	safety gear
Material:	shrapnel, dust, liquids
Location:	common room

Wear goggles for any task involving dust, sparks, shards, chemicals or overhead work!

Ear Defenders

ToolInfoBox Ear Defenders
Synonyms:	acoustic earmuffs, hearing protection, hearing muffs, "Mickey Mouse"; DE: Ohrenschützer, Kapselgehörschutz
Type:	safety gear
Material:	sound waves
Location:	common room

Ear defenders protect your ears against noise (and, technically, also wet willies).

• explanation of rating system: (DE)
  • in short, SNR (single number rating) expresses the average noise reduction and the other values correspond to reduction of high, medium or low frequency sounds

Gloves

ToolInfoBox Gloves
Synonyms:	DE: Handschuhe
Type:	safety gear
Material:	splinters, chemicals

Common types are "work gloves" for mechanical protection (e.g. sharp edges, heat) and disposable latex gloves for liquid and adhesive handling.

Never wear gloves when operating a drill press or similar rotating tool!

Dust Masks

MaterialInfoBox Dust Masks
Synonyms:	DE: Staubmaske, Atemmaske
On Site?	some
Suggested Donation:	1.50 €
Location:	common room
Suggested Tools:	-

Hooking up the shop vac to power tools whenever possible greatly reduces the need for these and keeps the room around you clean as well.