bizSAFE Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Question 1

What does PPE stand for in workplace safety?

Accepted Answer

Personal Protective Equipment

Answer

Personal Protection Equipment

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Primary Protective Equipment

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Preventive Protective Equipment

Question 2

Under the Workplace Safety and Health Act, who is primarily responsible for providing appropriate PPE to workers?

Accepted Answer

The employer

Answer

The worker at their own expense

Answer

The Ministry of Manpower

Answer

The appointed safety officer

Question 3

In the hierarchy of hazard controls, where does PPE sit?

Accepted Answer

Last resort — after elimination, substitution, engineering, and administrative controls

Answer

First — it is the most effective control

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Second — after administrative controls

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Equal to engineering controls

Question 4

According to WSH (Noise) Regulations in Singapore, at what noise exposure level must employers provide hearing protection?

Accepted Answer

85 dB(A) LEq over 8 hours

Answer

75 dB(A) LEq over 8 hours

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80 dB(A) LEq over 8 hours

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90 dB(A) LEq over 8 hours

Question 5

What must an employer do before selecting appropriate PPE for a specific task?

Accepted Answer

Conduct a risk assessment of the task and hazards involved

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Consult only with the PPE supplier

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Ask workers which PPE they find most comfortable

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Wait for MOM to issue specific PPE directives

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT classified as respiratory protective equipment (RPE)?

Accepted Answer

Full-face visor/face shield

Answer

N95 filtering facepiece respirator

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Air-purifying half-face respirator

Answer

Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)

Question 7

Safety footwear used in Singapore construction sites commonly references which standard?

Accepted Answer

SS EN ISO 20345

Answer

ISO 9001

Answer

SS 513

Answer

ANSI Z41