Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Your Training and Documentation Responsibilities
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Webinar Recording
OSHA recently released a new enforcement directive relating to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The directive is meant to provide general enforcement guidance related to PPE, and to assist OSHA inspectors.
PPE is one part of your safety program you want to be particularly sure you’re up to speed on, as you can now be fined on a per-employeebasis per violation!
But it can be an awful lot to keep track of: How often do you need to assess the effectiveness of your PPE? Do you have to do an assessment for every piece of equipment? How do you handle the recordkeeping and assessment process when employees provide their own PPE? Do you need to include the brand and/or product number for a given piece of equipment?
The questions may seem daunting, but fortunately we’ve got the answers for you. Join us for an in-depth webinar all about meeting your obligations relating to PPE.
You’ll learn::
- How to conduct a hazard assessment to determine which PPE is required in a given work setting
- Your obligations under the PPE Standards for General Industry
- The PPE you’re required to pay for – and what’s considered exempt
- How OSHA inspects for PPE violations and assesses fines
- Why hazard analysis and elimination can often preclude the need for PPE, saving you hassle and money
- How you can get reimbursed for PPE damaged or neglected by employees
- The requirements of training employees in the proper use of PPE - and how to properly document that the training occurred
- Tips for getting employees to actually wear their PPE and establishing checkpoints to ensure compliance
This webinar was recorded onThursday, November 17, 2011
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Your Training and Documentation Responsibilities
About Your Speaker:
Pamela Walaski (formerly Ferrante) is the President of JC Safety & Environmental, Inc., a health and safety consulting firm with an office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She holds both the CSP and CHMM designations. Her company specializes in a broad array of safety compliance and consulting services.
Walaski is a regular presenter at safety-related conferences; her most recent presentations have included the Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health Conference in Portland and the Ohio Safety Congress in March, 2010; and the ASSE PDC in Chicago in June 2011. In addition to the webinars she does for BLR, Walaski is also a Safety Consultant for Bongarde Media and is a member of the Indiana University Pennsylvania Safety Sciences Advisory Board.
