PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT PROGRAM
PPE PROGRAM
The purpose of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Program is to protect employees at all campuses from the risk of injury by creating a barrier against workplace hazards. Although PPE is not a substitute for administrative controls, good engineering, or safe work practices, it is used in conjunction with these controls to ensure the safety and health of its employees. Personal protective equipment is provided, used, and maintained when it has been determined that its use is required and that such use will lessen the likelihood of occupational injury and/or illness.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Specific responsibilities for carrying out this program are identified by position below.
- Provides training and technical assistance to supervisors on the proper use, care, and cleaning of approved PPE.
- Provides guidance to the supervisor for the selection and purchase of approved PPE.
- Reviews, updates, and evaluates the overall effectiveness of the PPE Program.
Campus Safety Officers:
- Reviews Personal Protective Equipment written program annually.
- Assists Department Heads, Program Leaders, and Supervisors with hazard assessments
- Evaluates and reviews the program effectiveness.