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→Personal safety equipment
* A bad attitude
* A bad attitude
In general, the minimal personal safety equipment includes a hard hat, steel-toed boots, and eye and ear protection<ref name=pt03r35>Michigan Department of Labor, 1989, Personal protective equipment, Part 33: Safety Standards Division Occupational Safety Standards for General Industry, Lansing, MI.</ref>. In some cases, it may also include gas monitors and supplied air respirators.
In general, the minimal personal safety equipment includes a hard hat, steel-toed boots, and eye and ear protection.<ref name=pt03r35>Michigan Department of Labor, 1989, Personal protective equipment, Part 33: Safety Standards Division Occupational Safety Standards for General Industry, Lansing, MI.</ref> In some cases, it may also include gas monitors and supplied air respirators.
===Head protection===
===Head protection===
===Ear protection===
===Ear protection===
Ear protection is recommended in areas where noise levels exceed 85 decibels<ref name=pt03r35 />. Two types of ear protection are available:
Ear protection is recommended in areas where noise levels exceed 85 decibels.<ref name=pt03r35 /> Two types of ear protection are available:
* Protective muffs mounted on a hard hat
* Protective muffs mounted on a hard hat
Either style should be rated to reduce the noise level below 85 decibels.
Either style should be rated to reduce the noise level below 85 decibels.
[[file:wellsite-safety_fig1.jpg|thumb|{{figure number|1}}Typical self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). (Photo. Copyright: Scott Aviation.]]
[[file:wellsite-safety_fig1.jpg|thumb|{{figure number|1}}Typical self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). (Photo © Scott Aviation.]]
===Gas monitors===
===Gas monitors===