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S-15.1 REG 10 ## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 ## Hand and arm protection - 7-12 (1) An employer or contractor shall provide, and require a worker to use, suitable and properly fitted hand or arm protection to protect the worker from injury to the hand or arm, including: - (a) injury arising from contact with chemical or biological substances; - (b) injury arising from exposure to work processes that result in extreme temperatures; - (c) injury arising from prolonged exposure to water; and - (d) puncture, abrasion or irritation of the skin. - (2) If a worker may contact an exposed energized high voltage electrical conductor, an employer or contractor shall provide, and require the worker to use, approved rubber insulating gloves and mitts and approved rubber insulating sleeves. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s7-12. ## Exposure to hazardous substances 7-13 If workers are routinely exposed to a hazardous material or substance, an employer or contractor shall provide, and require workers to use, protective clothing, gloves and eyewear or face shields that are adequate to prevent exposure of a worker's skin and mucous membranes to the hazardous material or substance. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s7-13. ## Exposure to noise - 7-14 (1) If a worker is required or permitted by these regulations to use hearing protectors, an employer or contractor shall: - (a) provide approved hearing protectors; and - (b) require workers to use those hearing protectors if the worker is required to use hearing protectors by these regulations. - (2) If practicable, an employer or contractor shall ensure that a hearing protector provided pursuant to subsection (1) reduces the noise level received into the worker's ears to not more than 85 dBA. - (3) If it is not practicable to comply with subsection (2), an employer or contractor shall ensure that a hearing protector provided pursuant to subsection (1) reduces the noise level received into the worker's ears to the lowest …

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 3-2019 Division 2 - (vi) If a garment(s) is penetrated by blood or other potentially infectious materials, the garment(s) shall be removed immediately or as soon as feasible. - (vii) All personal protective equipment shall be removed prior to leaving the work area. - (viii) When personal protective equipment is removed it shall be placed in an appropriately designated area or container for storage, washing, decontamination or disposal. - (ix) Gloves. Gloves shall be worn when it can be reasonably anticipated that the employee may have hand contact with blood, other potentially infectious materials, mucous membranes, and non-intact skin; when performing vascular access procedures except as specified in paragraph (d)(3)(ix)(D); and when handling or touching contaminated items or surfaces. - (A) Disposable (single use) gloves such as surgical or examination gloves, shall be replaced as soon as practical when contaminated or as soon as feasible if they are torn, punctured, or when their ability to function as a barrier is compromised. - (B) Disposable (single use) gloves shall not be washed or decontaminated for re use. - (C) Utility gloves may be decontaminated for re-use if the integrity of the glove is not compromised. However, they must be discarded if they are cracked, peeling, torn, punctured, or exhibit other signs of deterioration or when their ability to function as a barrier is compromised. - (D) If an employer in a volunteer blood donation center judges that routine gloving for all phlebotomies is not necessary then the employer shall: - (1) Periodically reevaluate this policy; - (2) Make gloves available to all employees who wish to use them for phlebotomy; - (3) Not discourage the use of gloves for phlebotomy; and - (4) Require that gloves be used for phlebotomy in the following circumstances:

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Division 2 AO 2-2023 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - 10. Selection guidelines for foot protection. Safety shoes and boots which meet the ANSI Z41-1991 Standard provide both impact and compression protection. Where necessary, safety shoes can be obtained which provide puncture protection. In some work situations, metatarsal protection should be provided, and in other special situations electrical conductive or insulating safety shoes would be appropriate. Safety shoes or boots with impact protection would be required for carrying or handling materials such as packages, objects, parts or heavy tools, which could be dropped; and for other activities where objects might fall onto the feet. Safety shoes or boots with compression protection would be required for work activities involving skid trucks (manual material handling carts) around bulk rolls (such as paper rolls) and around heavy pipes, all of which could potentially roll over an employee's feet. Safety shoes or boots with puncture protection would be required where sharp objects such as nails, wire, tacks, screws, large staples, scrap metal, etc., could be stepped on by employees causing a foot injury. Electrically conductive shoes would be required as a supplementary form of protection for work activities in which there is a danger of fire or explosion from the discharge of static electricity. Electrical-hazard or dielectric footwear would be required as a supplementary form of protection when an employee standing on the ground is exposed to hazardous step or touch potential (the difference in electrical potential between the feet or between the hands and feet) or when primary forms of electrical potential between the feet or between the hands and feet) or when primary forms of electrical protective equipment, such as rubber insulating gloves and blankets, do not provide complete protection for an employee standing on the ground. Some occupations (not a complete…

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 1-2023 Division 3 - (b) Employers must base the selection of the appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the task(s) to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified. - (c) Gloves must not be worn by persons whose hands are exposed to moving parts in which they could be caught. - (13) Skin protection. - (a) Where the need for their use is necessary, protective covering, ointments, gloves, or other effective protection must be provided for and used by persons exposed to materials which are hazardous to the skin. Statutory Authority: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4). Statutes Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295. History: OSHA Administrative Order 2-2013, filed 2/15/13, effective 4/1/13. OSHA Administrative Order 1-2016, filed 3/1/16, effective 1/1/17. OSHA Temporary Administrative Order 1-2023, filed 3/30/23, effective 4/3/23. ## 1926.97 Electrical Protective Equipment - (a) Design requirements for specific types of electrical protective equipment. Rubber insulating blankets, rubber insulating matting, rubber insulating covers, rubber insulating line hose, rubber insulating gloves, and rubber insulating sleeves shall meet the following requirements: - (1) Manufacture and marking of rubber insulating equipment. - (i) Blankets, gloves, and sleeves shall be produced by a seamless process - (ii) Each item shall be clearly marked as follows - (A) Class 00 equipment shall be marked Class 00 - (B) Class 0 equipment shall be marked Class 0 - (C) Class 1 equipment shall be marked Class 1. - (D) Class 2 equipment shall be marked Class 2. - (E) Class 3 equipment shall be marked Class 3. - (F) Class 4 equipment shall be marked Class 4. - (G) Non-ozone-resistant equipment shall be marked Type I. - (H) Ozone-resistant equipment shall be marked Type II. - (I) Other r…

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ - (B) Ropes and handlines used near exposed energized parts must be nonconductive. - (ii) You must use protective shields, protective barriers, or insulating materials to protect each employee from shock, burns, or other electrically related injuries while that employee is working near exposed energized parts which might be accidentally contacted or where dangerous electric heating or arcing might occur. When normally enclosed live parts are exposed for maintenance or repair, they must be guarded to protect unqualified persons from contact with the live parts. - (2) Alerting techniques . You must use the following alerting techniques to warn and protect employees from hazards which could cause injury due to electric shock, burns, or failure of electric equipment parts: - (a) Safety signs and tags . You must use safety signs, safety symbols, or accident prevention tags where necessary to warn employees about electrical hazards which may endanger them. - (b) Barricades . You must use barricades in conjunction with safety signs where it is necessary to prevent or limit employee access to work areas exposing employees to uninsulated energized conductors or circuit parts. Conductive barricades may not be used where they might cause an electrical contact hazard. - (c) Attendants . If signs and barricades do not provide sufficient warning and protection from electrical hazards, you must station an attendant to warn and protect employees. - (3) Design requirements . Insulating blankets, ,matting, covers, line hose, gloves, and sleeves made of rubber must meet the following requirements: ## (a) Manufacture and marking . - (i) Blankets, gloves, and sleeves must be produced by a seamless process. - (ii) Each item must be clearly marked as follows: - (A) Class …

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Division 2 AO 3-2019 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - 1910.1030 (d)(2)(iii) Employers shall provide handwashing facilities which are readily accessible to employees. - (iv) When provision of handwashing facilities is not feasible, the employer shall provide either an appropriate antiseptic hand cleanser in conjunction with clean cloth/ paper towels or antiseptic towelettes. When antiseptic hand cleansers or towelettes are used, hands shall be washed with soap and running water as soon as feasible. - (v) Employers shall ensure that employees wash their hands immediately or as soon as feasible after removal of gloves or other personal equipment. - (vi) Employers shall ensure that employees wash hands and any other skin with soap and water, or flush mucous membranes with water immediately or as soon as feasible following contact of such body areas with blood or other potentially infectious materials. - (vii) Contaminated needles and other contaminated sharps shall not be bent, recapped, or removed except as noted in paragraphs (d)(2)(vii)(A) and (d)(2)(vii)(B) below. Shearing or breaking of contaminated needles is prohibited. - (A) Contaminated needles and other contaminated sharps shall not be bent, recapped or removed unless the employer can demonstrate that no alternative is feasible or that such action is required by a specific medical or dental procedure. - (B) Such bending, recapping or needle removal must be accomplished through the use of a mechanical device or a one-handed technique. - (viii) Immediately or as soon as possible after use, contaminated reusable sharps shall be placed in appropriate containers until properly reprocessed. These containers shall be: - (A) puncture resistant; - (B) labeled or color-coded in accordance with this standard; - (C) leakproof on the sides and bottom; and - (D) in accordance with the requirements set forth in paragraph (d)(4)(ii)(E) for reusable sharps. - (ix) Eating, drinkin…

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 2-2023 Division 2 It is also important to know the performance characteristics of gloves relative to the specific hazard anticipated; e.g., chemical hazards, cut hazards, flame hazards, etc. These performance characteristics should be assessed by using standard test procedures. Before purchasing gloves, the employer should request documentation from the manufacturer that the gloves meet the appropriate test standard(s) for the hazard(s) anticipated. Other factors to be considered for glove selection in general include: - (A) As long as the performance characteristics are acceptable, in certain circumstances, it may be more cost effective to regularly change cheaper gloves than to reuse more expensive types; and, - (B) The work activities of the employee should be studied to determine the degree of dexterity required, the duration, frequency, and degree of exposure of the hazard, and the physical stresses that will be applied. With respect to selection of gloves for protection against chemical hazards: - (A) The toxic properties of the chemical(s) must be determined; in particular, the ability of the chemical to cause local effects on the skin and/or to pass through the skin and cause systemic effects; - (B) Generally, any 'chemical resistant' glove can be used for dry powders; - (C) For mixtures and formulated products (unless specific test data are available), a glove should be selected on the basis of the chemical component with the shortest breakthrough time, since it is possible for solvents to carry active ingredients through polymeric materials; and, - (D) Employees must be able to remove the gloves in such a manner as to prevent skin contamination. - 12. Cleaning and maintenance. It is important that all PPE be kept clean and properly maintained. Cleaning is particularly important for eye and face protection where dirty or fogged lenses could impair vision. For the purposes…