Personal Protective Equipment Course Overview
The Personal Protective Equipment Training course provides a practical, healthcare-focused overview of PPE: what it is, who is responsible for it, and how to use it safely.
Learners begin with roles and responsibilities—distinguishing between employer and employee obligations for providing, using, and maintaining PPE. The course then introduces the types of PPE used in healthcare settings and explains how to select appropriate PPE based on the hazards present and the tasks being performed.
Finally, the training walks through proper techniques for donning, doffing, using, maintaining, and disposing of contaminated PPE, helping reduce the risk of self-contamination and cross-contamination.
Personal Protective Equipment Course Content
Lesson 1: Introduction and Objectives
Importance of PPE in healthcare settings, scope of hazards requiring PPE, consequences of improper PPE use, course objectives, and overview of PPE selection and use
Lesson 2: Responsibility and Control
Employer responsibilities, employee responsibilities, OSHA standards for PPE, and documentation requirements
Lesson 3: Types of PPE
Gloves, gowns and aprons, masks, respirators, eye protection, face shields, and protective footwear and head covering
Lesson 4: Selection of PPE
Hazard assessment process, matching PPE to specific hazards, standard precautions vs. transmission-based precautions, fit considerations, PPE limitations, and compatibility with other PPE
Lesson 5: How to Safely Don, Doff and Use PPE
Donning sequence, proper adjustment and fit checks, avoiding contamination during use, doffing sequence, disposal of single-use PPE, cleaning and disinfection of reusable PPE, and inspection before reuse
