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Personal protective equipment (PPE)

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for employees required to wear ppe. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 7 lessons, 10-question final check. Last reviewed 8 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain why PPE is the last line of defence in the hierarchy of controls
  • Quiz
  • Video

  • State when PPE is necessary for your tasks, based on the hazard assessment
  • Process
  • Quiz

  • Identify what PPE is necessary for each hazard (eyes/face, head, hands, feet, body)
  • Tabs
  • Flashcards
  • Sorting activity
  • Matching quiz

  • Put on, take off, adjust and wear PPE correctly
  • Step-by-step
  • Video
  • Accordion
  • Quiz

  • Describe the limitations of PPE
  • Checklist
  • Quiz

  • Care for, maintain, recognise end of useful life and dispose of PPE
  • Scenario
  • Process
  • Quiz

Final check: 10 questions, 80% to pass

Try some questions from the course

Question 1 of 3

A grinder operator wears their safety glasses on their forehead. What is the main problem?

 

PPE protects only when it is worn in the right place at the right time.

Lesson 1, Why this matters, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

What is the first thing that decides whether you need PPE for a task?

 

The employer's hazard assessment says which hazards are present and what PPE is needed.

Lesson 2, PPE in the hierarchy, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

A hard hat has taken a hard hit but looks fine. What should you do?

 

A significant impact can damage a hard hat even if you cannot see it.

Lesson 4, Wear it right, teaches this. See the outline

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Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Completed on12 October 2026
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Style 1 of 6: Coral geometric

Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 4 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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The Personal protective equipment (PPE) course as a learner first sees it

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 10-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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7 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why this matters · 5 min

    Explain why PPE is the last line of defence in the hierarchy of controls.

  • Lesson 2: PPE in the hierarchy · 5 min

    State when PPE is necessary for your tasks, based on the hazard assessment.

  • Lesson 3: Pick the right PPE · 7 min

    Identify what PPE is necessary for each hazard (eyes/face, head, hands, feet, body).

  • Lesson 4: Wear it right · 7 min

    Put on, take off, adjust and wear PPE correctly.

  • Lesson 5: Care, replace, dispose · 5 min

    Describe the limitations of PPE.

  • Lesson 6: When things go wrong · 2 min

    Care for, maintain, recognise end of useful life and dispose of PPE.

  • Lesson 7: Final assessment & demonstration · 4 min

    10 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

Based on: 29 CFR 1910.132(f) (training); 1910.132(d) (hazard assessment); 1910.133, .135, .136, .138 (eye/face, head, foot, hand);…

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check 29 CFR 1910.132(f) (training) or ask your own counsel.

Before performing work requiring PPE + retraining when workplace or PPE changes or understanding is inadequate (1910.132(f)(3)).

Employees required to wear PPE (manufacturing, construction-adjacent general industry, labs, food processing, healthcare support, warehouse).

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in 29 CFR 1910.132(f) (training).

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • PPE hazard assessment by task
  • Where to get, how to swap
  • PPE payment policy
  • Must hold the written training certification
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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