Periodic PPE Inspection Training Used in Working at Height is a professional program that technically certifies the reliability of equipment, which is the cornerstone of life safety in the field. PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) products used in the working at height discipline must be inspected at least once a year by the manufacturer or authorized “Competent Persons” in accordance with the Regulation on Health and Safety Conditions in the Use of Work Equipment ANNEX-4 and EN 365 standards. This training offered by Arga Safety provides your personnel with the competence to inspect and report this vital equipment in compliance with legal legislation.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Lifecyle and Inspection Standards
For a piece of equipment, not just its existence but its flawless functional operation is a prerequisite for the “Zero Accident” goal. During the PPE periodic inspection training process, technical analysis methods for the entire Personal Protective Equipment inventory, from safety harnesses to lanyards, carabiners to self-retracting fall arresters, are taught. Our training offers an in-depth curriculum from yarn fatigue and UV deformation in textile products to corrosion, crack, and mechanical wear tests in metal components.
Equipment that is not inspected regularly both risks the employee’s life and leaves enterprises in a difficult position legally. Within the scope of this module, the Lifespan of equipment, technical record-keeping discipline (Logbook), and the criteria for “Scrapping” products that exceed the safety limit are transferred professionally.
Applied PPE Inspection Techniques and Reporting
In the practical phase of the training, participants achieve the competence of a Personal Protective Equipment inspector by performing error analysis on real products:
- Textile Component Analysis: Inspection of webbing texture and stitching safety on EN 361 safety harnesses and EN 354 lanyards.
- Mechanical System Inspection: Locking speed and spring retraction force tests of EN 360 self-retracting fall arresters.
- Connector Inspection: Examination of automatic locking systems and body integrity of EN 362 standard carabiners.
- Documentation Hierarchy: Creating legally valid inspection reports (Checklists) for each single PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) unit.
- Lifeline Integration: Audit of the compatibility of permanent systems with PPE and reading of periodic inspection indicators.
