SAFETY EQUIPMENT / P.P.E.

SAFETY/PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

Generally, OSHA standards require that protective equipment (including personal protective equipment (PPE)) be provided and used when necessary to protect employees from hazards that can cause them injury, illness, or physical harm. In this discussion, OSHA uses the abbreviation "PPE" to cover both personal protective equipment and other protective equipment.

The Agency has revised its PPE standards to clarify who is required to pay for required PPE and under what circumstances
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According to the revised Standard, employers are required to provide all OSHA-required PPE at no cost to employees, with the following exceptions:
The employer would not need to pay for safety-toe protective footwear or prescription safety eyewear if all three of the following conditions are met:
(1) The employer permits such footwear or eyewear to be worn off the job-site;
(2) The footwear or eyewear is not used in a manner that renders it unsafe for use off the job-site (for example, contaminated safety-toe footwear would not be permitted to be worn off a job-site); and
(3) Such footwear or eyewear is not designed for special use on the job. Employers are also not required to pay for the logging boots required by 29 CFR 1910.266(d)(1)(v).

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