Personal Protective Equipment: Selection, Use and Limitations

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A free, four-hour awareness course on selecting, using and caring for personal protective equipment. Learn the hierarchy of controls, hazard-specific selection, fit, compatibility, head/eye/hand/foot/hearing/respiratory protection, clothing, fall-protection limits, inspection and safe removal. Includes 12 modules, 24 lessons with activities, 30 quiz questions and a fictional PPE readiness assignment.

LO01: Explain how PPE complements higher-level controls and describe its limitations.
LO02: Identify the information needed to select PPE for a defined task and exposure.
LO03: Check individual fit, compatibility and product information before use.
LO04: Distinguish head, eye and face protection functions and limitations.
LO05: Explain task-specific selection considerations for hand, arm and foot protection.
LO06: Describe effective hearing-protection selection, fitting and use.
LO07: Distinguish respirator types, fit tests and user seal checks and identify specialist requirements.
LO08: Explain protective-clothing and visibility requirements and related heat and movement demands.
LO09: Recognise fall-protection system requirements and limits of personal competence.
LO10: Describe safe preparation, wearing, removal and response to PPE failure.
LO11: Apply inspection, cleaning, storage, replacement and disposal principles.
LO12: Evaluate a fictional PPE programme and prepare a justified improvement plan.

Course Content

PPE within the hierarchy of controls
Explain the purpose of PPE and why it does not remove hazards.

01 | What PPE protects and what it cannot do
02 | Applying the hierarchy of controls

Assessment and selection
Translate task hazards into documented protection requirements.

Fit, compatibility and product information
Check individual fit, combined use and traceable product suitability.

Head, eye and face protection
Recognise protection needs and common limitations.

Hand, arm and foot protection
Match protective equipment to mechanical, chemical and other hazards.

Hearing protection
Understand noise-control priorities, selection and correct wearing.

Respiratory protection
Recognise selection, fit-testing and programme requirements.

Protective clothing and visibility
Distinguish protective properties and manage additional demands.

Fall protection and specialist boundaries
Recognise system requirements and when work must not proceed.

Putting on, using and removing PPE
Apply safe-use principles and respond to failure or contamination.

Inspection, care and replacement
Identify defects, maintain equipment and control storage and disposal.

PPE programme and practical review
Plan training, supervision, issue records and corrective actions.

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Course Content

PPE within the hierarchy of controls Explain the purpose of PPE and why it does not remove hazards.

01 | What PPE protects and what it cannot do

02 | Applying the hierarchy of controls

Assessment and selection Translate task hazards into documented protection requirements.

03 | Gathering selection information

04 | Responsibilities and jurisdiction

Fit, compatibility and product information Check individual fit, combined use and traceable product suitability.

05 | Individual fit and comfortable use

06 | Compatibility, markings and trustworthy supply

Head, eye and face protection Recognise protection needs and common limitations.

07 | Head protection and its limits

08 | Eye and face protection

Hand, arm and foot protection Match protective equipment to mechanical, chemical and other hazards.

09 | Gloves and arm protection

10 | Foot and lower-leg protection

Hearing protection Understand noise-control priorities, selection and correct wearing.

11 | Selecting hearing protection

12 | Fitting, wearing and checking hearing protectors

Respiratory protection Recognise selection, fit-testing and programme requirements.

13 | Respirator selection and critical limitations

14 | Fit tests, user seal checks and respiratory programmes

Protective clothing and visibility Distinguish protective properties and manage additional demands.

15 | Protective clothing and hazard-specific performance

16 | Visibility, weather and heat burden

Fall protection and specialist boundaries Recognise system requirements and when work must not proceed.

17 | Fall restraint, fall arrest and collective protection

18 | Specialist equipment and rescue boundaries

Putting on, using and removing PPE Apply safe-use principles and respond to failure or contamination.

19 | Preparing and putting on PPE

20 | Safe use, removal and unexpected failure

Inspection, care and replacement Identify defects, maintain equipment and control storage and disposal.

21 | Inspection and deciding when to replace

22 | Cleaning, storage, issue and disposal

PPE programme and practical review Plan training, supervision, issue records and corrective actions.

23 | Training, supervision and useful records

24 | Preparing a PPE readiness review