Cal/OSHA Personal Protective Equipment

Every workplace is laden with hazards that injure and kill workers every year. However, as this course on Cal/OSHA Personal Protective Equipment shows, workers who know how to eliminate hazards and how to choose and use the correct PPE can reduce or eliminate their exposure. Based on the California OSHA regulations, this course teaches employees how the use of personal protective equipment can help them reduce on-the-job injuries.

This course starts by exploring how to eliminate hazards as the number one priority in workplace safety. This course then shows learners how and why the California OSHA (Cal OSHA) Hierarchy of Controls is the best way to mitigate workplace hazards and reduce injuries on the job. Stressing how PPE is the last choice in protection, this course highlights each of the following types of PPE emphasizing when and how to choose and use it: hardhats, hearing protection, eye and face protection, hand protection, foot protection, and other types of PPE.

Present this course so all employees know how to select, utilize, and maintain the specific PPE for their job to prevent injuries and save lives.

   This course is in the Video On Demand format, to read about Video On Demand features click here.

California employees who require the use of personal protective equipment

• Introduction
• Eliminating Potential Hazards
• What Is PPE And Why We Use It?
• Types Of PPE: Hardhats
• Types Of PPE: Hearing Protection
• Types Of PPE: Eye And Face Protection
• Types Of PPE: Hand Protection
• Types Of PPE: Foot Protection And Other Types Of PPE
• Conclusion

• Cal/OSHA Preventing Hearing Loss
• Hand, Wrist and Finger Safety in Construction Environments
• Personal Protective Equipment: Foot And Leg Protection