PPE Safety

Learners will gain the expertise to select, use, and maintain personal protective equipment in compliance with OSHAD-SF and international OSHA standards. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of PPE legislation and hazard assessment to ensure maximum safety in the workplace.

Duration

5 Days

Language

English

Delivery Mode

Online/Hybrid/Face-to-Face

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

  • The importance of personal protective equipment, the relevant legislation relating to it, risk assessments, and employers and employees’ duties.
  • How to decide if PPE is needed, how to properly select PPE, and how to use it effectively.
  • The importance of safety signs, maintaining and properly storing equipment, and ensuring that it is suitable for its intended user.
  • The various breathing, skin, and eye protective equipment available and how to use them.
  • The various ear and head protective gear available and their uses.
  • The various body and foot protective equipment available and their uses.

Course Outline

Module One: Introduction and Legislation:
This module provides a general overview of personal protective equipment. It explains what PPE’s purpose is, what its legislation states, and the importance of using it to safeguard your employees from hazards at work that other safety measures cannot sufficiently control
  • What is personal protective equipment?
  • Health and safety law
  • Legislation relating to personal protective equipment
  • Employers’ responsibilities
  • Employees’ responsibilities
  • Types of personal protective equipment
  • Why is personal protective equipment important
This module provides a comprehensive guide for properly selecting, using, and maintaining your personal protective equipment. It details the five steps for carrying out a risk assessment and explains how diligence will ensure that PPE remains 100% effective.
  • How do I decide if PPE is needed?
  • What is a risk assessment?
  • How do I properly select PPE?
  • Ill-fitting personal protective equipment
  • Fake personal protective equipment
  • Who covers the costs of PPE?
  • The use of personal protective equipment
  • PPE safety signs
  • Maintenance of personal protective equipment
This module aims to familiarise you with the various types of breathing, skin, and eye protection that will shield workers from hazards. It discusses respiratory protective equipment, safety gloves, and eye protection, explaining their features and uses.
  • What is personal protective equipment?
  • Health and safety law
  • Legislation relating to personal protective equipment
  • Employers’ responsibilities
  • Employees’ responsibilities
  • Types of personal protective equipment
  • Why is personal protective equipment important?
This module is designed to educate you about the hearing and head protection available that will protect people from work-related hazards. It provides information about how to effectively use head and ear protection, as well as how to measure noise at work.
  • Head protection
  • How do I determine if head protection is needed?
  • How do I ensure head protection’s effectiveness?
  • Why is head protection important?
  • Good practices for head protection
  • Ear protection
  • How do I determine if ear protection is needed?
  • Sound measuring equipment
  • Exposure action values
  • How do I ensure ear protection’s effectiveness?
  • Combined PP
This module provides a comprehensive list of the various types of body equipment, including high visibility, that are designed to protect workers from various hazards. It also details the types of foot protection available and the safety features they may come with.
  • Head protection
  • How do I determine if head protection is needed?
  • How do I ensure head protection’s effectiveness?
  • Why is head protection important?
  • Good practices for head protection
  • Ear protection
  • How do I determine if ear protection is needed?
  • Sound measuring equipment
  • Exposure action values
  • How do I ensure ear protection’s effectiveness?
  • Combined PPE

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