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Course contents

This training course is broken down into 2 sections

  1. 1 What is PPE?
  2. 2 Types of PPE
Animation of someone wearing PPE - Personal Protective Equipment Training
Someone putting on Personal Protective Equipment
SECTION 1

In this section, users will see the three kinds of hazards that PPE is designed to protect them against, the responsibilities both employees and employers have towards employee safety at work, and they’ll consider the limitations of PPE and learn why it’s so important to not become complacent.

A figure with visible PPE
SECTION 2

Knowing what different kinds of PPE are for and how they keep employees safe is vital in making sure they use PPE properly and at the right times. So, in this section, we’ll take a journey around the body and see what types of protection exist and how they keep them safe.

About this course

This training aims to highlight the importance of using Personal Protective Equipment, as well as what you can do to ensure your PPE continues to provide the protection you need.

Every year there are thousands of PPE-related injury accidents in the workplace; around half of these happen because either no PPE is provided when it should be, or because the equipment supplied is not used or maintained correctly. These accidents are easily preventable if those using PPE understand its importance, and how to correctly maintain it. 

This PPE course explains the different kinds of hazards that PPE protects you from, as well covering the different types of Personal Protective Equipment and the laws in place that relate to the provision and use of PPE at work. It also looks into responsibilities, just because you are wearing your PPE, it doesn't mean you are 100% safe. 

iHASCO's PPE training is designed to improve the occupational health and safety of workers in high-risk environments. Make sure you understand everything there is to know about PPE and understand your responsibilities with our online Personal Protective Equipment training. 

This eLearning course only provides awareness education. Face to face training would be needed in addition in order to complete all-round skills and knowledge to be able to carry this forward practically in your organisation. 

The importance of PPE Training - Personal Protective Equipment

It’s important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organisation and employees.

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PPE Training certificate

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Each of our courses ends with a multiple choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.

This Personal Protective Equipment Training course concludes with a 20 question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questions guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.

As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.

What does my certificate include?

Your PPE Training - Personal Protective Equipment Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.

Please note if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these in your host LMS yourself.

PPE Training Test Certificate

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Why is this training important?

Compliance

It's important that you comply with the law and know the ways in which it affects you and the way you work.

You must adhere to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992, which cover the use and issue of PPE to employees. The main requirements focus on the fact that the employer must carefully select suitable PPE that is fit for the purpose for which it is intended. These regulations seek to ensure that where the risks cannot be controlled by other means, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is correctly selected and used.

Employers must provide employees with information, instruction and training that is adequate, appropriate and that they understand. This will ensure that employees know:

i) the risks which the PPE will avoid or limit;
ii) what the PPE is for;
iii) how to use the PPE provided;
iv) any action needed by the wearer to ensure the PPE remains in an efficient state, efficient working order and in good repair.

Information must be kept available, and at suitable intervals demonstrations in the wearing of PPE should be organised.

The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992, Section 9

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