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Article: OSHA issues final rule on employer-paid personal protective equipment.
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- In Compliance
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
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OSHA announced, in the November 15, 2007 Federal Register, a final rule on employer-paid personal protective equipment (PPE). The rule provides a clear, concise policy that all PPE, with a few exceptions, be provided at no cost to the employee.
Many OSHA health, safety, maritime and construction standards require employers to provide their employees with protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), when such equipment is necessary to protect employees from job-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities. These requirements address PPE of many kinds: hard hats, gloves, goggles, safety shoes, safety glasses, welding helmets and goggles, face ...