Course Description:

Learn OSHA’s PPE regulation, Hazard Assessments and Certification Statements for job sites, and types of PPE and how to use them. OSHA requires that all employers assess their workplace for hazards and certify this assessment. Learn the key elements of the OSHA PPE regulation (29CFR 1910.132-140, Subpart I), and how to protect employees.

Course Includes:

• The relationship between PPE, administrative controls, and engineering controls
• Conducting a PPE Hazard Assessment and Certification Statement
• OSHA’s responses to questions about implementation, including: who is required to pay for PPE and who is responsible if an employee brings in his own PPE
• Simple, practical methods that ensure compliance with the OSHA standard and protect employees
• Avoiding common PPE compliance mistakes that can result in costly OSHA fines
• Reducing the number and severity of injuries
• Reducing workers’ comp and related costs

Who:

• Persons responsible for OSHA compliance
• Line workers
• Human resources staff
• Safety managers
• Loss control managers
• Safety committee members