OSHA General Industry: Personal Protective Equipment

This Video On Demand discusses engineering and work hazard control strategies, and the role personal protective equipment (PPE) plays in keeping workers safe. The video explains how PPE is the last line of defense against workplace hazards. This training explains how a PPE program must be in place and employees must be trained to learn when PPE is necessary, what types of PPE are necessary, how to properly put on, take off, adjust and wear PPE and the limitation of PPE. It discusses eye protection and face shields, head protection, hearing protection, foot protection and hand and body protection.

Viewers learn about the types of potential hazards each type of PPE addresses and why PPE must be used. Various classes of PPE are detailed and compliance standards are discussed, along with when to use various classes of protective equipment. The video training also includes downloadable documents, along with a quiz that tests viewers’ understanding of the key points. This video training helps workers understand the importance of PPE and its role in a workplace hazard protection plan. It is appropriate for new employees, as well as those who are being reassigned jobs that require specific PPE.

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Industrial workers

• Introduction
• Employer Responsibilities
• Establishing A PPE Program
• Eye Protection And Face Shields
• Head Protection
• Hearing Protection
• Foot Protection
• Hand And Body Protection
• Summary

• Personal Protective Equipment in Construction
• Respiratory Protection: To The Point
• Personal Protective Equipment: To The Point