HAZWOPER Refresher for Emergency Responders: Personal Protective Equipment & Clothing Online Training Course

This HAZWOPER training course is designed to inform learners of the different types of personal protective equipment (PPE) & chemical protective clothing (CPC), including their uses and limitations, levels of protection, how to don and doff the equipment, and the importance of proper storage, inspection, and maintenance.

• The eLearning course covers the following topics:
• Basics of PPE & CPC
• Purpose of PPE & CPC
• Limitations of PPE & CPC
• PPE Program
• Types of Protection
• Types of PPE
• Types of CPC
• Other Supplies
• Selecting PPE & CPC
• Considerations when Selecting PPE & CPC
• Selecting Ensemble
• Using PPE & CPC
• Personal Use Factors
• Donning an Ensemble
• In Use Monitoring
• Doffing an Ensemble
• Storage, Inspection, & Maintenance
• Storage
• Inspection
• Care & Maintenance
• After completing this course, learners will be able to:
• Discuss the purpose for personal protective equipment and clothing and factors to take into consideration when selecting personal protective equipment and clothing
• Identify the four OSHA levels of protection for PPE/CPC ensembles and some other supplies to carry when working with a hazardous substance or substances
• Describe the order in which personal protective equipment and clothing items should be donned and doffed
• Recognize when inspections of personal protective equipment and clothing should be performed and what to look for during an inspection
• Intended Audience: Any employees who may be involved or expected to engage in a response to an occurrence which results, or is likely to result, in an uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance.
• Regs Covered: 29 CFR 1910.120, 29 CFR 1910 Subpart l, 29 CFR 1926.65, 29 CFR 1926 Subpart E
• Length: 35 minutes
• Copyright Date: 2019

This online course is part of the HAZWOPER Emergency Response Refresher Training: Operations-Level & Hazmat Technician-Level Responders Curriculum. To view the other seven courses included in this curriculum, as well as other levels of training, visit the HAZWOPER Training Page.