Personal Protective Equipment: 01. General Introduction to Personal Protective Equipment
5 min! Run Time
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Description
Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE, is anything someone might wear to protect themselves from harm. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has set workplace standards regarding PPE for both employees and employers. In this series of courses, we'll go over these standards along with an in-depth look at each category of PPE. In this first program, we'll provide a general overview and discuss some frequently asked questions regarding personal protective equipment. This content complies with OSHA regulation 1910.132.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE, is defined as anything a worker might wear to protect themselves from workplace harm.
This introductory program complies with OSHA regulation 1910.132, which sets the baseline PPE standards for employers and employees.
Yes, it's the first program in a series that goes on to give an in-depth look at each specific category of PPE.
It addresses frequently asked questions about personal protective equipment, giving a general foundation before the category-specific courses.
Anyone new to PPE requirements should start here, since it lays the groundwork the later hand, head, hearing, and respiratory courses build on.
