Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – OSHA Training Course Description

Workplace injuries touch nearly every occupation, and most people will experience at least one during their working life. These incidents cost employers more than $100 billion every year. Because so many injuries happen when workers are not wearing the right personal protective equipment, OSHA requires employers to provide suitable PPE, maintain it, and train workers to use it.

This online course gives employees the information they need to avoid injury by selecting and using the appropriate protective equipment for their tasks.

Course Content

This course includes the following topics:

• What OSHA's PPE regulations require of employers and workers
• Head protection: when and what to wear
• Eye and face protection for impact, splash, and radiation hazards
• Respiratory protection basics
• Hand protection: glove selection for the task
• Foot and leg protection on the job

Why PPE Training Is Required

Most workplace injuries share a common thread: the worker was not wearing the right protective equipment, or was not wearing it correctly. PPE is the last line of defense when engineering and administrative controls cannot fully remove a hazard. A hard hat, a pair of safety glasses, or the right gloves can be the difference between a close call and a career-ending injury.

This course is designed to help employers meet OSHA’s PPE requirements while giving workers the practical knowledge to protect themselves. It is for employees in any industry where head, eye, face, respiratory, hand, or foot hazards exist, and for supervisors who need to enforce PPE use consistently.

Course details (as of October 2026): This course takes about 45 minutes to complete. A score of 80% is required to pass, and you may take the course up to three times to reach the pass mark. A printable student manual is included for future reference.