10 OSHA PPE training courses

SC Training (formerly EdApp)’s Head Protection (US) is a free online course that covers why employees need head protection, how to care for and store the necessary PPE, and how to use it for day-to-day work. It takes one click to deliver the course to dozens of team members.

You just need to set a deadline and your team can complete this course at any time on any device that can access the internet. With the platform’s reporting and analytics feature, you can easily track your team’s learning performance and make necessary adjustments to your PPE training program.

This online and mobile-friendly PPE course comes with a final assessment. Though a written assessment is not required for PPE certification, a short quiz can greatly help your team accurately recall their training.

Another PPE course that SC Training offers is for eye and face protection. This course has been verified by the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) for use as compliance training or refresher training. These teachings follow the OSHA standards for eye and face protection, which can be found under OSHA Standard 1926.102.

This course covers why PPEs for the eye and face are vital for preventing any injuries or contact with chemicals. Unlike other parts of the body, most eye and face injuries or infections can be easily avoided with the correct PPE.

Not only does the course discuss different PPEs and how to use them, but it also covers first-aid tips and additional precautions to protect the face. Each lesson has a short game about what was covered to help your team engage with the training material.

Respiratory hazards could lead to sickness, lifelong damage to the body, or even death. That’s why it’s important to conduct regular PPE training if your worksite has these airborne hazards. This course by SC Training is based on the OSHA standards for compliance in construction.

The course discusses the different types of respiratory hazards and which PPE is best for blocking each one out. It also goes in-depth on all the factors to consider when choosing a PPE for respiratory protection, whether it's for the hazard, the task, or the person.

You can add another lesson about the specifics of the PPE your team will be using through SC Training’s Creator Tool. You can easily copy this course and add your company’s logo, branding, and safety measures. There’s no design experience needed to use this powerful drag-and-drop tool.

This OSHA PPE training course by OSHA Education Center can be done anytime online for up to 180 days. It covers everything an employer needs to know to implement PPEs in their workplace from doing a hazard assessment to all the different kinds of PPEs. It also covers PPEs for welding and laser operations.

OSHA.com’s Personal Protective Equipment training course gives a basic overview of OSHA standards for PPE. Aside from discussing PPE, the course talks about controls. Controls are the different ways employers can reduce the risk of harm in the workplace. There must be controls in place before implementing PPE to minimize serious work-related injuries.

This online course from OSHAcampus is meant for employees or employers who want to know the essentials of PPE. It covers PPE for every part of the body, like goggles, gloves, eyewear, and other clothing. Worksites under general industry that have a risk of hazards such as heat, noise, or electricity. This course can be done anytime and has a Spanish version.

OSHAcampus by 360 Training also has a PPE training course for construction sites. This is compliant with OSHA Standard 1926 Subpart E under the Safety and Health Regulations for Construction. It covers the hazard assessment needed to identify the best PPE for construction work. It also goes over the best practices for PPE meant for construction, like how to use and maintain it.

HSI offers online PPE training courses for workers. This is to provide them with the knowledge of recognizing hazards and their effects on the body; equipping and adjusting PPE; and recognizing the responsibilities of the employer to provide and replace PPE. This course also comes in two more languages: Spanish and French Canadian.

The National OSHA Foundation has a PPE course for employees looking for certificates. It covers everything they need to know to include PPE in their work routine. They must pass a quiz before receiving their certificate, but it has unlimited tries. Employers can track the progress of their team through their Employer Admin Portal.

For PPE use in warehouses or worksites that use a forklift, SC Training has a course for that. The Behaving Around Operating FLT'S (US) course is for pedestrians or employees working beside moving forklifts. Its main purpose is to raise awareness about the risks of forklift accidents and how to avoid them.

This course has a lesson on PPE and how it’s the last line of defense against potential warehouse hazards. In situations where risk management and safety measures can’t guard against a certain type of accident, PPE can still prevent critical injuries.

Other lessons cover the different types of forklift trucks and blind spots. If your team has ideas or questions about the course, they can quickly send them through the in-lesson Discussions tool. With this forum-like feature, they can give feedback in real-time and you can easily lead a lively discussion on the PPE usage and traffic plan of your warehouse.