What is a PPE Policy

Last updated: 2024-02-08
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Personal Protective Equipment Policy (PPE Policy) contains the rules, obligations, principles, duties and responsibilities to protect employees from exposure to workplace risks and the risk of injury through the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Affected employees must be familiar with and trained in this policy. They must also be trained in how to use, treat and maintain specific PPE.

What does a PPE Policy contain?

The PPE policy may vary depending on the type of business. In principle, it should contain at least the following parts:

  • Principles and processes of PPE provisioning and issuing
  • Scope and types of PPE provided
  • Responsibility for the area of health & safety (OHSA) and overall health protection policy
  • Obligations of managers in the field of health protection
  • Duties and responsibilities of workers in the field of OHSA
  • Provision of information and training of employees in the field of health protection
  • Training and education of workers in the field of health protection
  • Cleaning and maintenance of PPE 
what PPE policy contains

How Aptien helps with the PPE policy

For policy administrators or PPE, OHS managers, Aptien Policy manager provides a comprehensive policy management software with policy portal, where you make your company policies and other documents available to your employees

  1. You keep the PPE policy in the policies organizer
  2. Employees can see the PPE and other policies in the policy portal
  3. You control who is familiar with the PPE policy
  4. Digital transmission will make it easier for you to issue or withdraw access

How to keep PPE policy

  • Add PPE policy or other PPE procedures and SOPs as another document to the Policy organizer
  • Employees can access PPE policy and procedures on the Policy portal 
  • Can confirm acknowledgment with PPE procedures digitally
  • A policy manager or OHS manager has policy settings available