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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Essentials

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Essentials

A practical, interactive introduction to personal protective equipment in Australian workplaces. Understand why PPE sits at the bottom of the hierarchy of controls, the main types of PPE and what they protect against, how to select, fit, use, inspect, maintain and store it, who is responsible for providing and using it and why PPE fails, with a real workplace decision scenario and quick self-checks along the way.

About 45 minutes100% online, self-pacedSix months of access

What You Will Learn

  • Explain why PPE is the last line of defence in the hierarchy of controls and never a substitute for higher-order controls
  • Identify the main types of PPE and the hazards each type protects against
  • Describe how PPE is correctly selected, fitted, used, inspected, maintained and stored
  • Outline the duties of the PCBU (or employer) to provide and maintain PPE and the duty of workers to use it
  • Recognise the common reasons PPE fails and the basics of respiratory protection fit

Course Content

Final Assessment: 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available

Who This Course Is For

New and experienced workers, supervisors and anyone who relies on PPE to stay safe at work across construction, manufacturing, warehousing, healthcare, laboratories and trades.

Written by Kam Askari, Managing Director of Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Lead Auditor. MBA, Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, MAICD. Checked against the sources listed below.

Sources and Legal References

Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.

Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It does not issue a unit of competency and is not a substitute for licensed or accredited training required for high-risk work in your state or territory.
$39.00
inc GST

Seven day refund if you have not started

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$39.00 per seat, inc GST

Total inc GST$195.00

What You Get

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Sample Learner

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Essentials

All learning modules and the final assessment

16 September 2026Date of issue
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Kam Askari

Director, Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd

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This is a certificate of completion of a non-accredited professional development course. It is not a nationally recognised qualification, a VET statement of attainment, a competency card, a licence, or evidence of competency. It is issued by Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd, which is not a Registered Training Organisation.

Sample layout. Certificate ID WP-SAMPLE-0001 verifies as Hazardous Manual Tasks and Manual Handling Safety.

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