PPE Training
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is equipment that will protect the user against health or safety risks at work, this can include items such as
- safety helmets
- ear protection
- high visibility clothing
- safety footwear and safety harnesses
- thermal, weather and waterproof clothing
- respiratory protective equipment (RPE).
As an employer, it is important that you understand your responsibilities and take steps to keep your workers and members of the public safe.
You will need to know what PPE you need to provide and what training you need to provide to employees to ensure that they use it correctly.
As an employee, you will need to understand your responsibilities for the use, storage and maintenance of your own PPE.
What is PPE training?
PPE training covers the proper use of personal protective equipment that guards the health and safety of employees. It lays out the standards for proper use and helps keep employees (and the people they serve) safe.
A typical PPE training course often covers the following topics:
- When PPE is necessary (and when it won’t help)
- What types of personal protective equipment is available for employees
- The proper way put on, adjust, wear, and take PPE off
- The proper care, maintenance, and disposal of equipment
- How long personal protective equipment is effective
- How to inspect equipment for damage or wear
As an example of its importance, first responders who do not know how to properly use PPE could be compromised if they fall sick or become injured in the line of duty. Workers who use PPE are also protecting those around them from illness and accidental injury. If caregivers, first responders, and other healthcare workers carry illness, PPE helps prevent the spread of that to others.
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