OSHA PPE Safety Certification (Personal Protective Equipment)
29 CFR 1910.132-1910.138 training
When engineering and/or administrative controls are not feasible or do not reduce exposure to workplace hazards to safe levels, OSHA requires PPE to be worn to reduce employee exposure to protect employees from serious workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other workplace hazards. Besides face shields, safety glasses, hard hats, and safety shoes, PPE includes a variety of devices and garments such as goggles, coveralls, gloves, vests, earplugs, and respirators.
Governing regulations.
This online course satisfies the training requirements of OSHA 29 CFR § 1910.132-1910.138 Personal Protective Equipment Standard.
Who must take this course?
OSHA requires all persons who perform tasks or enter areas where personal protective equipment or clothing is needed to receive this training.
How long does it take?
It will take a MINIMUM of 1 hour to complete this online course. The student may log on and off as needed. A bookmark will be set so when they log back in they will return to where they left off.
How soon is the certificate of completion issued?
Upon successful completion each student will have immediate access to a printable OSHA Personal Protective Equipment Training certificate and wallet card.
Continuing education credits?
Each student will receive 0.1 CEUs from Compliance Training Online™ for completing this course.
Course format.
Our OSHA Personal Protective Equipment Training course consists of content, graphics, audio, and a final exam.
Course synopsis.
This online course describes the relevant standards, different types of PPE, and the hazards they protect against.
Course topics.
Specific topics covered in this course include:
- what the relevant standards cover,
- hazard controls, including:
- engineering/technological solutions
- work practices and training
- PPE overview,
- Types of protection, including:
- Eyes/face
- Head
- Respiratory
- Hearing
- Hands/arms
- Body
- Legs/feet
- Special protection
- General PPE information
- Employee responsibilities
How often is retraining or recertification required?
The length of time for which the training is valid is determined by OSHA 29 CFR § 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment:
1910.132(f)(1)
The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE.
1910.132(f)(3)
When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (f)(2) of this section, the employer shall retrain each such employee. Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, situations where:
1910.132(f)(3)(i)
Changes in the workplace render previous training obsolete; or
1910.132(f)(3)(ii)
Changes in the types of PPE to be used render previous training obsolete; or
1910.132(f)(3)(iii)
Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of assigned PPE indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill.
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