Personal Protective Equipment Training

PPE Training: Awareness Course - Objectives

Our structured PPE training content ensures a thorough understanding of all aspects of protection, making this a leading PPE online course in the UK.

• Detailed explanation of what is personal protective equipment or PPE, including the hierarchy of control measures.
• Guidance on what PPE should be worn and selecting and using correct personal protective equipment for specific types of protection and work environments.
• A breakdown of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 key points, covering legal duties for both employers and employees.
• In-depth module on PPE employer responsibilities, including provision, maintenance, and replacement of equipment.
• A section designed to describe employees responsibilities regarding the use of PPE, including storage and reporting defects.
• Focus on common workplace hazards and the appropriate PPE, such as protective footwear, head protection, and high-visibility clothing.
• General do's and don'ts for different types of PPE.

Legal Requirements and Responsibilities

This personal protection equipment training is fully aligned with UK law. The course covers the fundamental aspects of personal protective equipment legislation, helping you understand the legal landscape of PPE at work.

The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992

The core focus is on the Personal Protective Equipment at Work 1992 and its amendments. The course clearly defines employees responsibilities for Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations compliance, alongside the duties placed upon the employer. Furthermore, it clarifies what training is required for PPE use and maintenance under these regulations, ensuring you can comply with the PPE Regulations 1992.

PPE Course UK - Structure

The course comprises 4 interactive modules and a final assessment. Links to recommended reading and additional resources may be provided within the training modules. These links are not mandatory and will not be tested for in the final assessment.

Personal Protection Equipment Training - Duration

It takes approximately 30 minutes to complete the course in full. This can be spread out over multiple sessions or completed in a single session. There is no time limit for completion.

Personal Protective Equipment Safety Training - Assessment

All candidates must complete a multiple choice assessment after working through the training material. The candidate will be asked 12 multiple choice questions, randomly chosen from a larger question pool, and need to answer a minimum of 9 correctly to pass. Candidates will be given instant feedback after completing the assessment stating whether they have passed or failed. The assessment can be re-taken as many times as is required to pass at no additional cost.

Successful candidates will receive a CPD Certificate and 0.5 CPD Credits.

The PPE training certificate has no expiry date because there is no formally recognised period of validity for any health and safety training. The HSE recommends refresher training is carried out whenever it is felt necessary. Safety registration bodies such as CHAS, SafeContractor, ConstructionLine & SMAS and other members of the SSiP scheme recommend most re-training is done every 3 years.

All of our courses, systems and services have been registered to the internationally recognised ISO 9001:2015 quality standard. Quality Management Systems Ltd (QMS) made this prestigious award to Commodious in January 2018. This gives assurance that the training and assessment was completed with a quality registered organisation.

After a successful purchase you will be automatically taken to our registration process. Here you create your learner(s) and assign the course(s) to them so that they can start training immediately. If you do not know all the learner details - no problem, you can return later and create the learners when it suits you.

The system automatically creates an admin group of your learners, this means you can access your learner accounts to obtain certificates or schedule reports on the progress of your group, useful for Health & Safety audits or Registration to organisations such as CHAS, SMAS, SafeContractor, ConstructionLine etc or site access when certificates are required.

If this all sounds too complicated feel free to contact us, we are more than happy to enrol you or your colleagues on your behalf.