Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) In Practice At The Workplace

The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) application reflects upholding of the safety culture in the organisation. It is the Management’s commitment to achieve an accident-free environment.

Participants will gain understanding on the use of PPE at the workplace and at the same time complying with the mandatory requirements under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 and its Regulations.

Content:

At the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

• Understand the insurance underwriting principles and the list of discounts allowed for each fire protection system installed

• Understand the meaning of combustible materials (solid, liquid and gases) and likely heat source which would start a fire

• Understand how explosion can occur in an industrial complex which deals with combustible dust, vapour clouds and gases

• Understand both the passive and active systems installed, their functionality and the maintenance requirement

• Identify the various types of sprinkler systems and components of the sprinkler system Elements of Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 for Compliance on Employee and Employer

• Heinrich Theory and Causes of Accidents at Workplace

• Hierarchy of Safety Measures

• The Requirements of PPE

• Hazard Assessment

• Selecting PPE

• Proper usage of PPE

• Eye, Face and Head Protection

• Hand and Arm Protection

• Body Protection

• Hearing Protection

• Respirators

• Failures and Impacts of Wrong Usage and Misuse of PPE