Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Online Course | CPD, IIRSM & IOSH Approved Training | UKCAT College
Course Overview
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
In the UK, workplace accidents and injuries continue to highlight the importance of effective health and safety measures. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) plays a vital role in protecting workers from workplace hazards and reducing the risk of injuries, ill health and occupational diseases.
This Personal Protective Equipment Course provides an understanding of the importance of PPE in the workplace, including how the correct selection, fitting, use and maintenance of PPE can help protect employees from a wide range of hazards.
The course covers different types of Personal Protective Equipment, explaining when and how they should be used. It also explores the legislation and regulations governing PPE and the responsibilities of employers, employees and suppliers.
Learners will also understand the importance of risk assessment when selecting and using PPE, as well as other hazard control measures that can be implemented to improve workplace safety.
The course includes a real-life case study demonstrating how PPE legislation applies in practice. It also explains how to correctly use, fit and wear PPE, while highlighting the physical and theoretical limitations of different types of protective equipment.
By completing this course, learners will gain a better understanding of PPE safety, workplace risk management and the correct use of personal protective equipment, helping them contribute to a safer working environment.
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the legislation surrounding the use of PPE, legal obligations and the safety standards that need to be met for PPE to be effective and safe to use.
- Recognise that PPE is the last choice in the hierarchy of control and must only be used when stated as appropriate in risk assessments.
- Evaluate the different types of PPE, state where it provides protection and understand that PPE can be used in combination as 3 or 5 point protection.
- Understand the need for good maintenance of PPE and then where it can’t be maintained it should be replaced.
- Create effective methods to ensure broken or PPE that needs maintaining is not used.
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Target Audience
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KEY BENIFITS
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MODULES
| Module Number | Module Name | Pass % Required |
| 1 | Introduction | 70 |
| 2 | Regulations & Responsibilities | 70 |
| 3 | PPE in Practice | 70 |
| 4 | Risk Assessment, Selection and Use | 70 |
| 5 | Types of PPE | 70 |
| 6 | Maintenance and replacement | 70 |
| 7 | Final Assessment | 70 |
