PPE, Safe Work Practices and Worker Responsibilities
Learn to choose, use and care for PPE as part of a wider safety system.
Start Course Now →Personal protective equipment only works when it is chosen well, worn correctly and understood for what it can and cannot do. This practical beginner course shows you how PPE fits within the hierarchy of controls, how to select and fit it, and what your responsibilities are as a worker. It is ideal if you are new to a role where PPE is part of everyday work and you want a clear, grounded starting point.
Walk out able to actually help.
See why PPE matters and where it sits within a broader system of hazard control.
Assess a task and choose the right PPE for the risks involved.
Fit and wear PPE properly while recognising its limitations and risks.
Care for, store and maintain PPE so it stays fit for purpose.
Built around the moment it matters.
Introduction to PPE and Safe Work Practices
Grounds you in why workplace safety matters and gives an overview of what personal protective equipment is.
Understanding the Hierarchy of Controls
Explains the hierarchy of controls and shows how PPE is integrated into managing hazards.
Selecting and Using PPE Effectively
Covers assessing and selecting PPE, achieving proper use and fit, and understanding its limitations and risks.
Care, Maintenance, and Worker Responsibilities
Looks at maintaining and storing PPE, your legal and worker responsibilities, and developing safe work practices.
Where this learning adds value.
Build practical capability you can apply immediately, and evidence of structured professional development.
Every programme sits on a pathway, so you can progress from foundation into the specialist streams your role or sector demands.
Contractors and suppliers are routinely asked to evidence trained personnel — structured training supports that case where the course is relevant.
Digital credentials can be independently verified online by employers and credential reviewers. Recognition requirements may vary by employer, jurisdiction, profession and certification type.
A certificate that carries weight.
Apexis Certificate of Completion
Issued by Apexis Risk Innovation Group on successful completion of the programme requirements. Where digital verification is enabled, employers can verify the credential record online.
Apexis Risk Innovation Group is an authorised TEEX Cooperative Learning Center. Selected Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) programmes delivered through Apexis are clearly identified by course name and code.
Who you learn it from matters.
Selected TEEX programmes are available through Apexis Risk Innovation Group, an authorised Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) Cooperative Learning Center, and are clearly identified by course name and code.
Programmes are designed by people who have done the job, around real workplace needs rather than textbook abstractions.
Content is contextualised to the operating environments our clients actually work in — energy, industrial, public safety and emergency response.
Every programme identifies who issues the credential, what it represents and how it can be verified.
Ready when you are.
- Self-paced online modules
- Four guided modules with ten lessons
- Practical guidance on PPE selection and fit
- Care and maintenance essentials
- Certificate of completion