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Personal Protective Equipment Procedure
SINCE 1970

An Integrated Management System (IMS) certified company

Procedure Number : QA/IMCO/HSE/P/QT-005

Procedure Title : Personal Protective Equipment Procedure

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11-08-2013

DOCUMENT CREATION

Francis E. Tan

Ayad El - Jammal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. SCOPE
This document describes the personal protective equipment (PPE) procedure to be used by IMCO Engineering & Construction Company W.L.L. (hereinafter called as “IMCO”) and all subcontractors during the preparation and construction of all process plants, general facilities, storage and handling facilities, utilities and other services for off plot activities and demobilization relevant to construction site. This procedure is specific to the construction, pre-commissioning and demobilization phases of the site and temporary site.

This procedure is applied to;
Site.
Temporary site.
Construction offices contained within the site and temporary site.

This procedure shall be distributed to all organizations engaged in the works at site and temporary site.
2. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Terms and definitions specific of the current scope are the following:
Site: means the area of the project site as designated by the client.
Temporary site: means the remote facility operated by IMCO for support of the site
Subcontractor: means the entity engaged to perform the construction and pre-commissioning activities.
Personal protective equipment (PPE): means equipment designed to be worn or held by personnel to protect themselves against work related hazards which may endanger their health and safety.
3. REFERENCES
QA/IMCO/HSE/M/QT-001 HSE Manual
QCS 2010 Occupational Safety & Health.
4. PURPOSE
The purpose of this procedure is to ensure that the

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