PPE Program BC, Canada

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# OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION (cont.) ## Annual review (cont.) WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT B.C. Reg. 296/97 # OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION Part 8 - Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment (c) ensure the adequacy of instruction, and (d) for respirators, assess the adequacy of exposure monitoring data and assess the need for further monitoring, and ensure the adequacy of the fit test program. [am. B.C. Regs. 185/99, S. 49; 312/2010, App. G, S. 7.] ## Instruction 8.7 The employer must ensure that a worker who wears personal protective equipment is adequately instructed in the correct use, limitations and assigned maintenance duties for the equipment to be used. ## Supervisor's responsibilities - 8.8 The supervisor must ensure that appropriate personal protective equipment is (a) available to workers, (b) properly worn when required, and (c) properly cleaned, inspected, maintained and stored. ## Worker's responsibilities - 8.9 (1) A worker who is required to use personal protective equipment must (a) use the equipment in accordance with training and instruction, (b) inspect the equipment before use, (c) refrain from wearing protective equipment outside of the work area where it is required if to do so would constitute a hazard, and (d) report any equipment malfunction to the supervisor or employer. (2) A worker who is assigned responsibility for cleaning, maintaining or storing personal protective equipment must do so in accordance with training and instruction provided. [am. B.C. Reg. 185/99, S. 50.] ## Personal clothing and accessories - 8.10 (1) The personal clothing of a worker must be of a type and in a condition which will not expose the worker to any unnecessary or avoidable hazards. (2) If there is a danger of contact with moving parts of machinery or with electrically energized equipment, or if the work process presents similar hazards (a) the clothing of the worker must fit closely about the b…

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# PART 8 - PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT (cont.) ## Responsibility to provide (cont.) B.C. Reg. 296/97 WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT # OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION Part 8 - Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment ## Selection, use and maintenance - 8.3 (1) Personal protective equipment must (a) be selected and used in accordance with the recognized standards, and provide effective protection, (b) not in itself create a hazard to the wearer, (c) be compatible, so that one item of personal protective equipment does not make another item ineffective, and (d) be maintained in good working order and in a sanitary condition. (2) If the use of personal protective equipment creates hazards equal to or greater than those its use is intended to prevent, alternative personal protective equipment must be used or other appropriate measures must be taken. [am. B.C. Reg. 312/2003, App. B, S. 10.] ## Workplace evaluation 8.4 If an evaluation of workplace conditions is required to determine appropriate personal protective equipment, the evaluation, where practicable, must be done in consultation with the joint committee or the worker health and safety representative, as applicable, and with the worker who will use the equipment. [am. B.C. Reg. 185/99, S. 49.] ## Program 8.5 If personal protective equipment is required to protect against a chemical exposure or an oxygen deficient atmosphere the employer must implement an effective protective equipment program at the workplace which includes (a) a statement of purpose and responsibilities, (b) written procedures for selection, use, inspection, cleaning, maintenance and storage of protective equipment, when required, (c) instruction and training in the correct use and maintenance of the equipment, (d) for respirators, medical assessment of respirator wearers, when required, (e) documentation when required, and (f) program review. [am. B.C. Reg. 312/2010, App. G, S. 6.] ## Annual…

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# OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION B.C. Reg. 296/97 (cont.) ## Contents (cont.) <table><tr><th>Safety Headgear</th><th>172</th></tr><tr><td>Eye and Face Protection</td><td>173</td></tr><tr><td>Limb and Body Protection</td><td>175</td></tr><tr><td>Footwear</td><td>176</td></tr><tr><td>High Visibility and Distinguishing Apparel</td><td>177</td></tr><tr><td>Buoyancy Equipment</td><td>179</td></tr><tr><td>Flame Resistant Clothing</td><td>180</td></tr><tr><td>Respirators</td><td>180</td></tr><tr><td>Schedule 8-A - WorkSafeBC Standard - Leg Protective Devices</td><td>186</td></tr><tr><td>PART 9 - CONFINED SPACES [sections 9.1 - 9.51]</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>General Requirements</td><td>190</td></tr><tr><td>Responsibilities</td><td>191</td></tr><tr><td>Hazard Assessment and Work Procedures</td><td>192</td></tr><tr><td>Identification and Entry Permits</td><td>193</td></tr><tr><td>Lockout and Control of Harmful Substances</td><td>194</td></tr><tr><td>Verification and Testing</td><td>197</td></tr><tr><td>Cleaning, Purging, Venting and Inerting</td><td>198</td></tr><tr><td>Ventilation</td><td>199</td></tr><tr><td>Standby Persons</td><td>200</td></tr><tr><td>Rescue</td><td>201</td></tr><tr><td>Lifelines, Harnesses and Lifting Equipment</td><td>202</td></tr><tr><td>Personal Protective Equipment and Other Precautions</td><td>203</td></tr><tr><td>PART 10 - DE-ENERGIZATION AND LOCKOUT [sections 10.1 - 10.12]</td><td>205</td></tr><tr><td>PART 11 - FALL PROTECTION [sections 11.1 - 11.40]</td><td>209</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">PART 12 - TOOLS, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT [sections 12.1 - 12.183]</td></tr><tr><td>General Requirements</td><td>214</td></tr><tr><td>Guarding Mechanical Power Transmission Parts</td><td>216</td></tr><tr><td>Conveyors</td><td>218</td></tr><tr><td>Power Presses, Brake Presses and Shears</td><td>219</td></tr><tr><td>Feed-rolls and Metal-forming Rolls</td><td>220</td></tr><tr><td>Machine Tools</td><td>220</td></tr><tr><td>Abrasive Equipment</td><td>22…

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# OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION (cont.) ## Removal and treatment (cont.) WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION Part 8 - Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment B.C. Reg. 296/97 # PART 8 - PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT ## Definitions - 8.1 (1) In this Part: "flame resistant" in reference to clothing, means made of a material that, due to its inherent properties or as a result of treatment by a flame retardant, will slow, terminate or prevent flaming combustion; "lifejacket" means a device that, when worn correctly, provides a specified buoyancy that will turn the wearer face-up on entering the water, and will keep the wearer in this position; "personal flotation device (PFD)" means a device that, when worn correctly, provides a specified buoyancy to support a conscious person in an upright or backward leaning position, but is not designed to turn a person from a face-down to a face-up position in the water; "specific location" means a yard, plant, or other clearly defined and limited area in which mobile equipment is operated, but does not include an entire municipality, district, transient forestry operation, construction site, pipeline or road right-of- way. (2) In this Part, "8-hour TWA limit", "ACGIH", "ceiling limit" and "short-term exposure limit" have the same meaning as in section 5.1. [am. B.C. Regs. 20/2006, S. 1; 312/2010, App. G, S. 5; 139/2021, App. D, S. 2.] ## General Requirements ## Responsibility to provide - 8.2 (1) A worker is responsible for providing (a) clothing needed for protection against the natural elements, (b) general purpose work gloves and appropriate footwear including safety footwear, and (c) safety headgear. (2) An employer is responsible for providing, at no cost to the worker, all other items of personal protective equipment required by this Regulation. (3) If the personal protective equipment provided by the employer causes allergenic or ot…