Course Overview
This PPE Training course is designed to familiarise employers, senior staff, and employees with all the fundamental aspects of PPE that is used in work environments.
The course looks at legislation relating to PPE, the various types of PPE that protect workers from hazards, and how to determine the need for PPE. With this knowledge, learners will be fully prepared to select and use PPE properly so health and safety is upheld at work.
This course provides every professional involved with the knowledge and skills to ensure the safe use and maintenance of PPE (General and Specific) asper Abu Dhabi local regulation OSHAD SF (CoP – 2.0 Personal Protective Equipment v.3.0 and other work related CoPs ) and International good practices as well as standards of OSHA
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course learners will have a thorough understanding of:
- 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
Day One
The course is divided into 5 accessible, interactive modules and includes an assessment at the end:
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
Module Two: Selection, Use, and Maintenance
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
Module Three: Breathing, Skin, and Eye Protection
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?
Module Four: Hearing and Head Protection
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
Module Five: Body and Foot Protection
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
Who Should Attend?
This highly practical and interactive course has been specifically designed for:
Individuals who work with, or in proximity of Steel Bar Bending & Cutting Machine
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