The Personal Protective Equipment course covers the basic responsibilities and hazard controls of employers and employees using PPE. Users will explore how employers protect employees using PPE standards, the responsibilities of employers and employees using PPE in the workplace, the work practices and engineering controls used to reduce workplace hazards, and examples of common used PPE.

Analysis of overhead crane accidents reveals three common safety hazards that every company using overhead lift systems should be aware to keep their workers safe.

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Lockout-tagout (LOTO) or lock and tag is a safety procedure which is used in industry and research settings to ensure that dangerous machines are properly shut off and not able to be started up again prior to the completion of maintenance or repair work.