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Personal Protective Equipment: Employee Essentials
Certificate
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Program Summary
NOTE: This title is currently under review as it relates to OSHA's "Walking-Working Surfaces" rule published November 17, 2016.
Course Length: 90 minutes
Overview: This course introduces learners to the different personal protective equipment (PPE) used in the workplace, including: head, eye, face, hearing, hand, foot, and respiratory protection devices. This course helps learners to select, care for, and properly wear PPE for their on-the-job safety.
After completing this course, learners will be able to:
- Define personal protective equipment (PPE)
- List PPE options for workplace safety
- Select appropriate PPE for a given hazard
Outline:
Personal Protective Equipment: Employee Essentials covers the following topics:
What is PPE?
- Intro to PPE
- What are the Other Controls?
- Who is Responsible?
- The Importance of Fit
Head, Eye, & Face Protection
- Head Protection
- Selecting a Hard Hat
- Types of Hard Hats
- Hard Hat Care
- Eye & Face Protection
- Criteria for Eye & Face PPE
- Selecting Eye & Face PPE
- Eye & Face PPE Care
Hearing Protection
- Hearing Health
- How Loud is Too Loud?
- Hearing Loss
- Permissible Noise Exposures
- Hearing Protective Devices
- Types of HPDs
- Noise Reduction Rating
- Effects of Noise
- Monitoring Noise Levels
Respiratory Protection
- Unseen Hazards
- Health Effects
- Monitoring
- Your First Defense
- Breathing Protection
- Issuing Respirators
- Types of Respirators
- Hoods & Facepieces
- Positive or Negative-Pressure
- Special PPE Considerations
- Medical Records
- Respirator Care
- Respirator Storage
- End-of-Service Life
- If Something is Wrong
Hand & Foot Protection
- Hand Protection
- Glove Types
- Glove Use
- Foot Protection
- Safety Shoes & Boots
Medical Services & Medical Records
- First Aid
- Medical Records