Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Blended Learning) (CPD Approved)

Prices exclude VAT and cover the full course. The price includes use of the CCTS computer suite, together with support from a tutor and invigilation where required.

This course is suitable for candidates who have limited computer skills or need to complete the course in a supervised environment to verify that the work is their own—for example, as part of a Managed Learning Programme. Companies may also choose this option to support compliance with their health and safety responsibilities.

CPD ApprovedCourse DescriptionIn the UK there are approximately 144 fatalities in the workplace and around 621,000 non-fatalinjuries every year. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) plays a vital role in managing Health &Safety risks. However, historical data shows many workers suffering injury were not wearing thisclothing.This course will show how wearing PPE plays a crucial role in preventing and reducing fatalities,injuries and diseases that would otherwise occur in the workplace. It includes details of a wide rangeof PPE options, examines the legislation and regulations that govern the responsibilities ofemployers, employees and suppliers, and provides a real-life case study showing the law in action.The course will also cover risk assessment and the role it plays in the selection and use of PPE alongwith discussing other hazard control measures that can be implemented.Finally, the course will move on to how to use, fit and wear PPE and understand its physical andtheoretical limitations.Target AudienceThis course is primarily aimed at people that work in industries such as construction where they arelikely to need to use a wide range of PPE on a daily basis. However, there are many other areas ofwork where PPE is required such as factories, warehouses, window cleaners, healthcare workers,beauticians and many others.One of the key things this course is intended to do is to teach people why they should use the PPEthat is supplied to them and it is some of these other work areas where this message will be mosteffective.AdvantagesCandidates understanding how and why they should use PPE will mean they are more likely to use itconsistently and correctly throughout their work. This has the advantage of reducing their risk ofinjury.Online training is flexible, efficient and cost-effective, so candidates can progress through themodules at their own pace, in their own time, making it easy to fit the training around their workand personal life.Further ProgressionMany of our other Health and Safety courses compliment this one include Working at Height,Working Safely and Asbestos Awareness.Course ModuleNumberModule Name Pass %RequiredPPE 1 Introduction 70PPE 2 Regulations & Responsibilities 70PPE 3 PPE in Practice 70PPE 4 Risk Assessment, Selection and Use 70PPE 5 Types of PPE 70PPE 6 Maintenance and replacement 70Recommended System Requirements• Browser: Up to date web browser• Video: Up to date video drivers• Memory: 1Gb+ RAM• Download Speed: Broadband (3Mb+)Duration: 60 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off.It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions).