2. Explain to employees their responsibilities when it comes to wearing PPE

As part of your PPE training program, you need to explain to your employees how their own responsibility is engaged, and the details of their obligations. These explanations should include at least the following elements.

Employees are obliged to apply safety instructions to protect their own health and that of others.

Thus, if the conditions for making PPE available are met, the employee concerned must :

• use PPE in accordance with established rules;

• to enforce these rules, or to inform those around him of the need to respect them.

Failing this, if the employee does not use his PPE (judged unsuitable, difficult to wear, heavy, etc.) or does not remind those around him of the instructions (as in the case of a recalcitrant...