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Training (5.3)

General

If personnel are required to use PPE, they must receive training specific to the PPE that they are required to use, and the conditions under which that particular PPE would be used. The following general training on PPE is available through ES&H:

• ES&H Course 255, Personal Protective Equipment

The immediate supervisor must determine if the general training for PPE will meet the training requirements for the personnel in their work area.

On-the-Job

If the general training is not sufficient, the individual supervisor is responsible for on-the-job training for any specialized PPE use. The immediate supervisor must document that personnel required to wear PPE have been trained. At a minimum, personnel must know

• When PPE is necessary
• What type of PPE is necessary
• The limitation of PPE ability to protect against hazards
• How to don, remove, adjust, and wear PPE
• How to properly care for, maintain, and store PPE
• The life expectancy of each PPE item
• How to dispose of deteriorating or defective PPE equipment

If trained personnel fail to demonstrate an understanding of proper PPE use, they must be retrained. Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, the following situations:

• Changes in the workplace render previous training obsolete
• Changes in the type of PPE used render previous training obsolete
• Personnel demonstrate a lack of skill or knowledge while using PPE, indicating that they have not retained the required understanding or skill level

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