Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

While performing your duties, it is important that you ensure you are performing your tasks safely. One method of controlling hazards and protecting yourself from illness or injury is to ensure that you correctly use personal protective equipment (PPE). This course will provide you with information to be able to identify the common hazards at your workplace that require PPE. It covers the role of PPE, hazardous noise, head protection, eye/face protection, hand protection, foot protection, body protection and types of respirators. The purpose is to provide awareness and information on generic PPE controls, which can be complimented by further job or task specific training and requirements.

Appropriate for all sectors, this training is designed for all workers as an introduction and awareness module to common PPE. Course objectives include; Identify the common hazards at your workplace that require PPE and identification of the appropriate personal protective equipment selected by your supervisor for specific tasks.

This course is also available to upload onto your own Learning Management System. For more information, please contact elearning@pshsa.ca.