Clothing and safety

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## S-15.1 REG 10 ## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 - (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if: - (a) the all terrain vehicle is equipped with roll-over protective structures and enclosed by a cab that is an integral part of the vehicle; and - (b) the worker is provided with a seat-belt secured to the vehicle and is required to use it. - (4) If a worker is required by these regulations to use protective headgear while working in cold conditions, the headgear must be equipped with a suitable liner and a cold weather face guard. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s7-7. ## Eye and face protectors - 7-8 (1) If there is a risk of irritation or injury to the face or eyes of a worker from flying objects or particles, splashing liquids, molten metal or ultraviolet, visible or infrared radiation, an employer or contractor shall provide industrial eye or face protectors and require the worker to use them. - (2) If an industrial eye or face protector is required by these regulations to be provided or used, the industrial eye or face protector must be approved. - (3) An employer or contractor shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that a worker does not perform electric arc welding if another worker may be exposed to radiation from the arc, unless the other worker is using a suitable industrial eye protector or is protected from the radiation by a suitable screen. - (4) A worker shall not perform electric arc welding if another worker may be exposed to radiation from the arc, unless the other worker is using a suitable industrial eye protector or is protected from the radiation by a suitable screen. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s7-8. ## Skin protection - 7-9 (1) If there is a risk of injury to the skin of a worker from sparks, molten metal or radiation, an employer or contractor shall provide, and require the worker to use, approved protective clothing or covers or any other safeguard that provides equivalent protection for the worker. - (2) If the…

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## Subpart I-Personal Protective Equipment AUTHORITY: 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR [redacted postal code]), 9-83 (48 FR [redacted postal code]), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR [redacted postal code]), 5-2002 (67 FR [redacted postal code]), 5-2007 (72 FR [redacted postal code]), 4-2010 (75 FR [redacted postal code]), or 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), as applicable, and 29 CFR Part 1911. ## §1910.132 General requirements. - (a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact. - (b) Employee-owned equipment. Where employees provide their own protective equipment, the employer shall be responsible to assure its adequacy, including proper maintenance, and sanitation of such equipment. - (c) Design. All personal protective equipment shall be of safe design and construction for the work to be performed. - (d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall: - (i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment; - (ii) Communicate selection decisions to each affected employee; and, - (iii) Select PPE that properly fits each affected employee. NOTE: N…

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Sections 12.15-12.19 - (e) prepare written emergency procedures that contain - (i) a full description of the procedures to be followed and the responsibilities of all persons who are granted access to the work place, and - (ii) the location of any emergency equipment. (2) If the work place is a wharf, dock, pier, quay or similar structure, a ladder that extends at least two rungs below water level must be installed on the face of the structure every 60 m along its length. SOR/2019-243, s. 4. ## Loose Clothing - 12.16 If there is a risk of injury in a work place that is due to loose clothing, long hair, jewellery or similar items, the employer must ensure that, if those items are worn, they are tied, covered or otherwise secured in order to eliminate or reduce the risk of injury. SOR/2019-243, s. 4. ## Protection Against Moving Vehicles - 12.17 If there is a risk of injury in a work place that is due to moving vehicles, the employer must provide every person who is granted access to the work place with highvisibility safety apparel that meets the requirements set out in CSA Group Standard Z 96, High-visibility safety apparel . SOR/2019-243, s. 4. ## Defective Equipment - 12.18 If an employee finds a defect in protection equipment that may render it unsafe, they must report the defect to their employer as soon as feasible. SOR/2019-243, s. 4. - 12.19 (1) An employer must remove from service any protection equipment that has a defect that may render it unsafe and must mark or tag that equipment to indicate that it is unsafe for use. - (2) Protection equipment that has a defect that renders it unsafe may only be returned to service if it is restored to - d) au besoin, fournir un bateau à moteur et veiller à ce qu'il soit en bon état de fonctionnement et facilement accessible; - e) établir par écrit une procédure d'urgence qui précise les renseignements suivants : - (i) une description détaillée de l…

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## Protection for hands - 43 (1) Subject to subsection (2), where an employee is handling objects that may injure the hands, the employee shall use adequate protective gloves or other protective equipment. - 43 (2) Where an employee is handling wire rope in a logging operation, the employee shall wear adequate double-palmed leather mitts or gloves. 97-121 ## Protective clothing - extreme temperatures - 44 Where an employee is exposed to a hazard from ex -treme heat or extreme cold, the employee shall use ade -quate protective clothing. ## Respiratory Protective Equipment ## Respiratory protective equipment - 45 (1) An employer shall ensure that a code of practice concerning respiratory protective equipment is estab -lished for a place of employment at which the use of res -piratory protective equipment is required. - 45 (1.1) The code of practice referred to in subsection (1) shall contain the following information: - (a) the name of the employee responsible for imple -menting the code of practice; - (b) a description of the respiratory protective equip -ment to be used to protect the health and safety of em -ployees; - (c) a description of any possible hazards that may affect the health or safety of employees; - (d) the requirements for the proper selection, care, use, maintenance and fitting of the respiratory protec -tive equipment; - (e) the training requirements for employees who use respiratory protective equipment; - (f) the record-keeping requirements; and - (g) the frequency by which the code of practice is to be reviewed. ## Protection des mains - 43 (1) Sous réserve du paragraphe (2), le salarié qui manipule des objets qui pourraient blesser les mains doit porter des gants protecteurs appropriés ou utiliser un au -tre équipement de protection. - 43 (2) Le salarié qui manipule des câbles métalliques dans une opération de bûcheronnage doit porter des moufles ou des gants appropriés dont …

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 2-2023 Division 2 - (i) All protective equipment must be of safe design and construction for the work to be performed. - (ii) Protective equipment must be worn and used in a manner which will make full use of its protective properties. - (B) Communicate selection decisions to each affected employee; and, - (C) Select PPE that properly fits each affected employee. Note : Non-mandatory Appendix B contains an example of procedures that would comply with the requirement for a hazard assessment. - (b) The employer must verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment. ## (2) Equipment. - (a) Where employees provide their own protective equipment, the employer is responsible to assure its adequacy, including proper maintenance, and sanitation of such equipment. - (b) All personal protective equipment must be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition. - (c) Defective or damaged personal protective equipment must not be used. - (d) Each employer must maintain a regular system of inspection and maintenance of personal protective equipment furnished to workers. ## (3) Training. - (a) The employer must provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE and each employee that is provided training must know at least the following: - (A) When PPE is necessary; - (B) What PPE is necessary; - (C) How to properly don, doff, adjust, and wear PPE; - (D) The limitations of the PPE; and, - (E) The proper care, maintenance, useful life and disposal of the PPE.

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- (a) ANSI Standard Z87.1-2003, Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices , or - (b) ANSI Standard Z87.1-1989, Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection . 229 (2.3) Despite subsection (2), prescription personal protective equipment to protect the eyes may consist of frames that meet the requirements of ANSI Standard Z87.1-2003, Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices provided the lenses meet the requirements of CSA Standard Z94.3-15, Eye and face protectors . - 229 (3) If a worker must wear full face piece respiratory protective equipment and the face piece is intended to prevent materials striking the eyes, an employer must ensure that the face piece - (a) meets the requirements of CSA Standard Z94.3-15, Eye and face protectors , or - (b) meets the impact and penetration test requirements of section 9 of - (i) ANSI Standard Z87.1-2003, Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices , or - (ii) ANSI Standard Z87.1-1989, Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection . AR 191/2021 s229;242/2022 ## Contact lenses 230 An employer must ensure that, if wearing contact lenses poses a hazard to the worker's eyes during work, the worker is advised of the hazards and the alternatives to wearing contact lenses. ## Electric arc welding 231 A worker must not perform electric arc welding if it is reasonably possible for another worker to be exposed to radiation from the arc unless the other worker is wearing suitable personal protective equipment to protect the eyes or is protected by a screen. ## Flame Resistant Clothing ## Use of flame resistant clothing 232 (1) If a worker may be exposed to a flash fire or electrical equipment flashover, an employer must ensure that the worker wears personal protective equipment that includes flame resistant outerwear and uses other personal protective equipment appropriate to the hazard. 232 (2) A worker must…