EPI

Personal protective equipment in Safety Moments

Transform the identification of danger into concrete protection

In theSafety Momentsof SOOKSOOK, the partEPIconcerns thepersonal protective equipmentand, more broadly, the means of protection or organization necessary to work in good safety conditions.

This part comes naturally after the identification ofrisks/dangers.
In other words:

• we first identify what could endanger us;
• then we determine what needs to be put in place to protect ourselves properly.

The partEPItherefore plays an essential role, because it makes it possible to transform a risk analysis intoconcrete protection measures.

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Why this part is important

In a Safety Moment, it is not enough to say that there is:

• a risk of falling
• a chemical risk
• a gas risk
• a loud noise
• a coactivity
• an ATEX zone
• movement of machinery
• or a confined space

It is also necessary to specify:

What the user will protect themselves with

What means must be present before starting

What protections or organizations are essential

This is exactly what the part is forEPI.

It allows:

• to make protection visible
• to avoid oversights
• to anticipate the necessary equipment
• to check that the means are provided before intervention
• to keep track of required protections
• and link prevention to the reality of work

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A logic directly linked to risks/dangers

The PPE part should never be completed “randomly”.
It must be consistent with therisks identifiedin the Safety Moment.

For example :

• un working at heightcalls harness, lanyard, fall protection
• une gas risk zonecalls for gas/explo detector, leak mask or specific equipment
• une projectioncalls for visor/screen, gloves or suitable protection
• un sound noisecalls for hearing protection
• une coactivity with gearcan call for high visibility vest, lookout chasuble, marking, radio or guidance
• un chemical riskmay require mask, gloves, visor, safety shower, suitable protection
• une ATEX zonerequires compatible hardware
• un isolated workoften requires means of alert or communication

In other words, the PPE part is the operational translation of safety reasoning.

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PPE and means of protection available

In your forms, the available list includes:

• Difficult access
• Access authorization
• Safety marking
• Reversing beep
• Bottes
• Personal padlock
• Helmet with chin strap
• Seat belt
• “Lookout” chasuble
• Commander's chasuble
• Gas/Explosion Detector
• Safety shower
• Portable fire extinguisher
• Protective gloves
• High visibility vest
• Gyrophare
• Fall arrest harness
• Headlamp
• Double lanyard
• Longe
• Escape Mask
• Ventilated mask
• Masque
• ATEX material
• Secure passages
• Fall protection
• Hearing protection
• Storno – Radio
• Flame-retardant work clothing
• Visor / Screen

This richness is important, because it makes it possible to cover very different work situations, from working at height to the movement of machinery, from dangerous atmospheres to chemical risks, from handling to coactivity.

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A part that does not only concern “the equipment worn”

Even if the title speaks ofEPI, this part actually goes a little further.

There are many individual protections in the classic sense:

• bottes
• gants
• helmet with chin strap
• harnais
• longe
• masque
• hearing protection
• visor / screen
• fireproof outfit

But there are also elements ofcontext securityororganization of work, as :

• safety marking
• access authorization
• secure passages
• storno / radio
• lookout chasuble
• commander's chasuble
• reversing beep
• gyrophare
• personal padlock
• safety shower
• portable fire extinguisher

This shows that, in SOOKSOOK, protection is not seen too narrowly.
We do not only protect the person by the equipment worn. We also protect the intervention by means of organization, signaling and security.

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Help with preparation before intervention

As with the Risk/Danger part, the PPE block is primarily used to prepare for the intervention.

It allows you to ask yourself before starting:

• do we have the necessary equipment?
• are the protections available
• is the marking planned
• Are the means of communication in place?
• have suitable PPE been identified?
• is the specific equipment consistent with the context
• is the user really ready to intervene in these conditions?

This step avoids starting a task without having assembled the essential means of protection.

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Better consistency of the Safety Moment

When the PPE block is well filled, the Safety Moment becomes much more coherent.

We no longer simply write that the intervention involves certain risks.
It is also shown that the corresponding protections have been taken into account.

This results in a more serious, more credible and more useful document.

For example, if a post mentions:

• risk of falling,
• working at height
• coactivity
• bruit
• gas risk zone

but no PPE or means of protection are provided, the document appears incomplete.

Conversely, if we find:

• fall arrest harness
• double lanyard
• hearing protection
• gas / explosion detector
• high visibility vest
• balisage
• radio

then the reading becomes much more coherent.

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A strong value for traceability

The EPI block also provides real valuetraceability.

It allows you to keep track of what was considered necessary at the time of the intervention.

This can be useful later for:

• reread the working conditions
• understand why certain protections were imposed
• justify certain preventive measures
• compare several interventions
• analyze the most demanding contexts
• or better follow the types of protection most frequently used

The publication thus keeps the memory not only of the danger, but also of the response to this danger.

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A useful basis for user tracking

When connecting the EPI block:

• to the profession
• to the relevant support
• on start and end dates
• to risks/dangers
• and user profile

the platform can enrich the actual monitoring of activity.

This allows us to know, over time:

• what types of protection are most frequently needed
• which users work most often with certain PPE
• which activities regularly require reinforced protections
• which contexts require the most security measures

We thus move from a simple checked box to more useful monitoring data.

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Better reading for HSE, management and operations

This part directly benefits several stakeholders.

For the HSE

It makes it easier to link risks and the protections actually planned.

For management

It gives better visibility on the level of preparation for the intervention.

For maintenance/operation

It allows you to reread the work context more closely.

For the user company

It reinforces confidence in the seriousness of the preparation.

For the external company

It helps to show that the intervention was thought out methodically.

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More concrete prevention

The major interest of this part is that it makes prevention more concrete.

We do not stay on an abstract principle of the type:

• "be careful"
• “be careful”
• “wear the necessary protection”

On the contrary, we enter into a more precise logic:

• what equipment
• what means
• what security
• which organization
• what level of preparation

This is where prevention gains credibility.

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In theSafety Momentsof SOOKSOOK, the partEPIallows you to inform thepersonal protective equipmentand the means of protection necessary to ensure the safety of workers in their real work context. This section is directly linked torisks/dangersidentified in the form and allows the risk analysis to be transformed into concrete protection measures. Among the elements available are:access authorization, safety markings, boots, personal padlock, helmet with chin strap, safety belt, lookout bib, supervisor chasuble, gas/explo detector, safety shower, portable fire extinguisher, protective gloves, high visibility vest, rotating beacon, fall arrest harness, headlamp, lanyard, double lanyard, mask, escape mask, ventilated mask, ATEX equipment, secure passages, fall protection, hearing protection, storno / radio, fireproof work clothing and visor / screen. This part is essential, because it allows you to better prepare for the intervention, not to forget the necessary protections, to reinforce the coherence of the Safety Moment and to keep a reliable trace of the planned means of protection.

The PPE part is not only used to list equipment: it is used to show concretely how the intervention will be secure in the face of the identified risks.