Introduction
Creating a safe and healthy workplace is challenging for companies without a strong Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) program. Such a program is crucial for preventing exposure to various hazards like chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, and mechanical dangers. Personal protective equipment may include items such as gloves, safety glasses and shoes, earplugs or muffs, hard hats, respirators, or coveralls, vests and full body suits.
This course provides information on using personal protective equipment to effectively protect workers from being exposed to workplace hazards. Because hazards exist in every workplace, it is important for managers and supervisors to be knowledgeable about program management, hazard assessment, and training requirements.
Course Objectives
| ID | Objective |
|---|---|
| TO 1.0 | Achieve a minimum score of 70% on the final course assessment. |
| LO 1.1.1 | Describe employer and employee general requirements for PPE. |
| LO 1.1.2 | List and describe the various types of PPE. |
| LO 1.1.3 | Describe how PPE fits into the "Hierarchy of Controls" strategy. |
| LO 1.2.1 | Describe the requirements for PPE training. |
| LO 1.3.1 | Describe the requirements for eye and face protection PPE. |
| LO 1.4.1 | Identify the various types of respiratory protection and proper use. |
| LO 1.5.1 | Describe head, hand, and foot protection, and related requirements. |
| LO 1.6.1 | Summarize the care and use of electrical protective equipment. |
| LO 1.7.1 | Define "action level," and resultant requirements for hearing protection. |
Key: Terminal Objective (TO), Learning Objective (LO)