Personal Protective Equipment
It is the employers’ responsibility to assess the workplace hazards,
and if they are present or are likely to be present, and work practice
controls alone are not sufficient, then the employer must provide
personal protective equipment to the exposed employees.
This
course gives you a basic understanding about OSHA’s role in prevention
and elimination of work-related casualties and fatalities, which can be
protected through proper personal protective equipment (PPE).
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Find out engineering and work practice controls to eliminate or reduce hazards before using PPE
- Understand OSHA requirements related to personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Learn how to protect employees from workplace hazards
- Explore various types of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Study training and other essential factors associated with personal protective equipment (PPE)
TOPICS COVERED:
- Controls
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Program
- Training
- Head Protection
- Eye Protection
- Face Protection
- Hearing Protection
- Foot Protection
- Hand Protection
- Body Protection
Please see the state/regulatory requirement from the course catalog
page to see if this class meets your regulatory requirements. This
course has been approved for 1 hour.
This course includes
individual quizzes, which must be passed with a 100% score to proceed
forward to the next lesson. Additionally, the final exam must be passed
with a minimum of 70% to pass the course. The final exam can be taken
three times, if necessary.
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