Understanding Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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Health Care Courses Personal Protective Equipment Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn how to choose and use personal protective equipment—PPE—for maximum effectiveness.

Syllabus

Introduction

Protect yourself with personal protective equipment (PPE)
PPE is personal

1. Role of PPE

Selecting PPE
Putting the personal in PPE
Matching the PPE to the hazard
Identifying the hazard with GHS and SDS
Selecting PPE in a crisis

2. Types of PPE

Understanding respiratory hazards
Deciding to use a respirator
Respiratory protection
Eye and face protection
Hearing protection
Hand and foot protection
Head protection
Skin protection

3. PPE Best Practices

Fit testing
Donning and doffing
Cleaning and sanitizing

Next Steps

Caring and storage
Conclusion

Taught by

Jim Rogers

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