ASTM E2875/E2875M-12

Standard Guide for Personal Protective Equipment for the Handling of Flat Glass

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
The goal of this guide is to aid in the selection of PPE for the handling of glass that will best protect the affected employee from the remaining hazards identified in the local hazard assessment process.  
This guide assumes that a proper hazard assessment has been conducted, the hazards have been mitigated to the greatest extent possible by non-PPE means (engineering, administrative or work practice controls), and a hazard still exists that can only feasibly be controlled by the use of PPE.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers the minimum requirements for proper personal protective equipment (PPE) for the safe handling of flat glass.
1.2 Purpose—When engineering, administrative, and work practice controls are not feasible, the remaining hazard must be controlled with personal protective equipment (PPE). This guide will provide direction on what PPE should be utilized. Following this guidance will help to minimize the possibility or severity of injuries or both to personnel while working with or in the vicinity of flat glass.
1.3 Nothing in this guide shall be interpreted as requiring any action that violates any statute or requirement of any federal, state, or other regulatory agency.
1.4 This guide may be used by employers and employees. The required PPE shall be evaluated on a regular basis to determine suitability.
1.5 Units—The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the standard.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2012
• ICS: 13.340.10 - Protective clothing
• ICS: 81.100 - Equipment for the glass and ceramics industries
• Technical Committee: E34 - Occupational Health and Safety
• Drafting Committee: E34.10 - Industrial Safety

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E2875/E2875M − 12
Standard Guide for
Personal Protective Equipment for the Handling of Flat
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Glass
ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2875/E2875M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyear
of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.
A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope E1542 Terminology Relating to Occupational Health and
Safety
1.1 This guide covers the minimum requirements for proper
F1494 Terminology Relating to Protective Clothing
personal protective equipment (PPE) for the safe handling of
F1790 Test Method for Measuring Cut Resistance of Mate-
flat glass.
rials Used in Protective Clothing
1.2 Purpose—When engineering, administrative, and work
2.2 Other Standards:
practice controls are not feasible, the remaining hazard must be
ANSI/ISEA 105 American National Standard for Hand
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controlled with personal protective equipment (PPE). This
Protection Selection Criteria
guide will provide direction on what PPE should be utilized.
EN 388 Protective Gloves Giving Protection from Mechani-
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Followingthisguidancewillhelptominimizethepossibilityor
cal Risks
severity of injuries or both to personnel while working with or
in the vicinity of flat glass. 3. Terminology
1.3 Nothing in this guide shall be interpreted as requiring
3.1 Definitions—For additional definitions and terms relat-
any action that violates any statute or requirement of any ing to this guide, please refer to Terminologies C162, E1542,
federal, state, or other regulatory agency.
and F1494.
1.4 This guide may be used by employers and employees. 3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
The required PPE shall be evaluated on a regular basis to
3.2.1 flat glass, n—general term covering glass in its an-
determine suitability. nealed state, such as sheet glass, lite of glass, float glass,
various forms of rolled glass, and raw products derived from
1.5 Units—The values stated in either SI units or inch-
glass.
pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The
3.2.1.1 Discussion—This definition is not intended to apply
values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents;
to heat-tempered or laminated glass products. With heat-
therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.
tempered or laminated glass products, defer to your local risk
Combining values from the two systems may result in noncon-
assessment.
formance with the standard.
3.2.2 lite, n—another term for a pane or piece of glass.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Sometimes spelled “light” in the industry literature, but spelled
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
“lite” in this text to avoid confusion with light as in “visible
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
light.”
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4. Significance and Use
2. Referenced Documents 4.1 The goal of this guide is to aid in the selection of PPE
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for the handling of glass that will best protect the affected
2.1 ASTM Standards:
employee from the remaining hazards identified in the local
C162 Terminology of Glass and Glass Products
hazard assessment process.
4.2 This guide assumes that a proper hazard assessment has
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E34 on Occupational
beenconducted,thehazardshavebeenmitigatedtothegreatest
Health and Safety and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E34.10 on
extentpossiblebynon-PPEmeans(engineering,administrative
Industrial Safety.
Current edition approved April 1, 2012. Published April 2012. DOI:10.1520/
E2875_E2875M–12.
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TABLE 2 EN 388 Cut Performance Levels
or work practice controls), and a hazard still exists that can
only feasibly be controlled by the use of PPE. Performance Average Cut Index
1 1.2-2.4
2 2.5-4.9
5. Level of Cut Protection
3 5.0-9.9
4 10.0-19.9
5.1 Cut-resistant clothing (gloves and body protection) is
5 20-
evaluated primarily by two standards: Test Me
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