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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 1-2023 Division 3 - (b) Each affected employee must demonstrate an understanding of the training specified in paragraph (3)(a) of this section, and the ability to use PPE properly, before being allowed to perform work requiring the use of PPE. - (c) When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (3)(b) of this section, the employer must retrain each such employee. Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to situations where: - (A) Changes in the workplace render previous training obsolete; or - (B) Changes in the types of PPE to be used render previous training obsolete; or - (C) Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of assigned PPE indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill. - (4) Payment for protective equipment. - (a) Except as provided by paragraphs (4)(b) through (4)(f) of this section, the protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), used to comply with this part, must be provided by the employer at no cost to employees. - (b) The employer is not required to pay for non-specialty safety-toe protective footwear (including steel-toe shoes or steel-toe boots) and non-specialty prescription safety eyewear, provided that the employer permits such items to be worn off the job-site. - (c) When the employer provides metatarsal guards and allows the employee, at his or her request, to use shoes or boots with built-in metatarsal protection, the employer is not required to reimburse the employee for the shoes or boots. - (d) The employer is not required to pay for: - (A) The logging boots required by OAR [redacted phone] in Division 7. - (B) Everyday clothing, such as long-sleeve shirts, long pants, street shoes, and normal work boots; or - (C) Ordinary clothing, skin cr…

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## 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA) - (5) The employer must pay for replacement PPE, except when the employee has lost or intentionally damaged the PPE. - (6) Where an employee provides adequate protective equipment he or she owns pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section, the employer may allow the employee to use it and is not required to reimburse the employee for that equipment. The employer shall not require an employee to provide or pay for his or her own PPE, unless the PPE is excepted by paragraphs (h)(2) through (h)(5) of this section. - (7) This paragraph (h) shall become effective on February 13, 2008. Employers must implement the PPE payment requirements no later than May 15, 2008. NOTE TO §1910.132(H): When the provisions of another OSHA standard specify whether or not the employer must pay for specific equipment, the payment provisions of that standard shall prevail. [39 FR [redacted postal code], June 27, 1974, as amended at 59 FR [redacted postal code], Apr. 6, 1994; 59 FR [redacted postal code], July 1, 1994; 72 FR [redacted postal code], Nov. 15, 2007; 76 FR [redacted postal code], June 8, 2011] ## §1910.133 Eye and face protection. - (a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation. - (2) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses eye protection that provides side protection when there is a hazard from flying objects. Detachable side protectors (e.g. clip-on or slide-on side shields) meeting the pertinent requirements of this section are acceptable. - (3) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee who wears prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involve eye hazards wears eye protection that incorporates the prescription in its design, or wears eye protection t…

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- (b) Where exposures exceed the PEL or STEL during tasks, such as certain maintenance and repair tasks, for which engineering and work practice controls are not feasible; - (c) During tasks for which an employer has implemented all feasible engineering and work practice controls and such controls are not sufficient to reduce exposures to or below the PEL or STEL; - (d) During emergencies; - (e) When an employee who is eligible for medical removal under OAR 437002-2035 chooses to remain in a job with airborne exposure at or above the action level, as permitted by that rule. - (2) Where respirator use is required by this rule, institute a respiratory protection program in accordance with 1910.134. - (3) Provide a powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) instead of a negative pressure respirator at no cost to the employee when: - (a) Respiratory protection is required by this rule; - (b) An employee entitled to such respiratory protection requests a PAPR; and - (c) The PAPR provides adequate protection to the employee. Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4). Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295. Hist: OR-OSHA Admin. Order 3-2017, f. 07/07/17, ef. 03/12/18. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 1-2018, f. 03/12/18, ef. 03/12/18. ## [redacted phone] Personal protective clothing and equipment This rule applies to all personal protective equipment and clothing. - (1) Provide appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment at no cost to employees in accordance with the written exposure control plan required under OAR [redacted phone], [redacted phone], and [redacted phone]: - (a) Where airborne exposure exceeds, or can reasonably be expected to exceed, the TWA PEL or STEL; or - (b) Where there is a reasonable expectation of dermal contact with beryllium. - (2) Ensure employees use provided protective clothing and equipment. - (3) Removal and storage.