Answer to Question #184099 in Mechanical Engineering for Sayne

Question

Assignment

Anna, Sethiena and Edeen is three young ladies who work as employees for Steel 123 (Pty) Ltd in the coke plant. Coke is produced by igniting bituminous coal under

reduced oxygen conditions in oven batteries specifically designed for this process. The process generates volatiles such as coke oven gas, tar, ammonium sulphate, benzol, toluol and naphtha.

From the 1st of April 2021, the employer of Steel 123 (Pty) Ltd requires that Edeen be responsible for the dry distillation process. Since Sethiena have a diploma in Safety

Management, she is responsible for the quality of the coke that is generated. Anna is responsible to regulate the pollution and reducing the emissions from the coke oven.

1.1 Make recommendations to the owner of Steel 123 (Pty) Ltd about the PPE that must be supplied to Anna, Edeen and Sethiena respectively to protect them in

their departments.

Answer 1

Anna, Edeen and Sethiena needs to be provided with complete Personal protective Equipment (PPE) which should include Hard hats, masks, helmets, face shields, goggles, eye protection equipment, rubber boots with steel toes, etc., They must be ensured to wear all these things whenever they are at field work to minimize the exposure to hazards that could cause injuries or illness. Apart from these, they should be given department specific protective equipment which stands mandatory as a protective measure.