OSHA Safety Training: PPE Management

Explore head protection options, including hard hats that shield impacts and electrical shock, bump caps for minor bumps, sun-protection attachments with a wide brim and back curtain, and hair nets.

Explore how gloves shield hands from chemical, physical, and biological hazards, temperature extremes, and vibration, compare chemical resistant, latex, insulated welding, and standard gloves, and research anti vibration wraps.

Introduce respiratory protection basics in PPE management, comparing dust masks, N95 filters, and air-purifying and supply respirators, including half-face and full-face designs and protection factors.

Explore welding personal protective equipment (PPE) clothing options such as leather and flame-resistant cotton, and compare their protection from sparks, burns, and ultraviolet radiation, including high-visibility garments.

Flame resistant clothing, or FARC, resists ignition and stops burning when the heat is removed, looks like ordinary work clothes, and is identified by orange or red labels.

Review the diverse types of PPE, from hardhats to respirators, and recognize that PPE does not eliminate hazards, serving as a last resort while avoiding marketing gimmicks.

Learn how employers train workers to select, use, and maintain PPE, perform proper donning and doffing, dispose of their PPE, and ensure retraining when rules change.

Learn to perform a PPE hazard assessment using a certification form to identify chemical, biological, physical, and optical hazards and guide PPE and respirator selection.