personal protection equipment

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## General responsibilities - 7-2 (1) If an employer or contractor is required by these regulations or any other regulations made pursuant to the Act to provide personal protective equipment, the employer or contractor shall: - (a) supply approved personal protective equipment to the workers at no cost to the workers; - (b) ensure that the personal protective equipment is used by the workers; - (c) ensure that the personal protective equipment is at the worksite before work begins; - (d) ensure that the personal protective equipment is stored in a clean, secure location that is readily accessible to workers; - (e) ensure that each worker is aware of the location of the personal protective equipment and trained in its use; - (f) inform the workers of the reasons why the personal protective equipment is required to be used and of the limitations of its protection; and - (g) ensure that personal protective equipment provided to a worker: - (i) is suitable and adequate and a proper fit for that worker; - (ii) is maintained and kept in a sanitary condition; and - (iii) is removed from use or service when damaged. - (2) If an employer or contractor requires a worker to clean and maintain personal protective equipment, the employer shall ensure that the worker has adequate time during normal working hours without loss of pay or other benefits for this purpose. - (3) If reasonably practicable, an employer or contractor shall make appropriate adjustments to the work procedures and the rate of work to eliminate or reduce the danger or discomfort to the worker that may arise from the worker's use of personal protective equipment. - (4) A worker who is provided with personal protective equipment by an employer or contractor shall: - (a) use the personal protective equipment; and - (b) take reasonable steps to prevent damage to the personal protective equipment. - (5) If personal protective equipment provided to a worker becomes defective or otherwise fails to provide …

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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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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 1-2023 Division 3 - (a) The employer must assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) or other protective equipment. If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer must: - (A) 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; - (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 to Subdivision 2/I, contains an example of procedures that would comply with the requirement for a 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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Division 2 AO 2-2023 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (e) Sources of light radiation, i.e., welding, brazing, cutting, furnaces, heat treating, high intensity lights, etc; - (f) Sources of falling objects or potential for dropping objects; - (g) Sources of sharp objects which might pierce the feet or cut the hands; - (h) Sources of rolling or pinching objects which could crush the feet; - (i) Layout of workplace and location of co-workers; and - (j) Any electrical hazards. In addition, injury/accident data should be reviewed to help identify problem areas. - c. Organize data. Following the walk-through survey, it is necessary to organize the data and information for use in the assessment of hazards. The objective is to prepare for an analysis of the hazards in the environment to enable proper selection of protective equipment. - d. Analyze data. Having gathered and organized data on a workplace, an estimate of the potential for injuries should be made. Each of the basic hazards (paragraph 3.a) should be reviewed and a determination made as to the type, level of risk, and seriousness of potential injury from each of the hazards found in the area. The possibility of exposure to several hazards simultaneously should be considered. - 4. Selection guidelines. After completion of the procedures in paragraph 3, the general procedure for selection of protective equipment is to: a) Become familiar with the potential hazards and the type of protective equipment that is available, and what it can do; i.e., splash protection, impact protection, etc.; b) compare the hazards associated with the environment; i.e., impact velocities, masses, projectile shape, radiation intensities, with the capabilities of the available protective equipment; c) select the protective equipment which ensures a level of protection greater than the minimum required to protect employees from the hazards; and d) fit the user with the protective device and…

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## 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA) - (ii) What PPE is necessary; - (iii) How to properly don, doff, adjust, and wear PPE; - (iv) The limitations of the PPE; and, - (v) The proper care, maintenance, useful life and disposal of the PPE. - (2) Each affected employee shall demonstrate an understanding of the training specified in paragraph (f)(1) of this section, and the ability to use PPE properly, before being allowed to perform work requiring the use of PPE. - (3) 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 (f)(2) of this section, the employer shall retrain each such employee. Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, situations where: - (i) Changes in the workplace render previous training obsolete; or - (ii) Changes in the types of PPE to be used render previous training obsolete; or - (iii) Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of assigned PPE indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill. - (g) Paragraphs (d) and (f) of this section apply only to §§1910.133, 1910.135, 1919.136, and 1910.138. Parpagraphs (d) and (f) of this section do not apply to §§1910.134 and 1910.137. - (h) Payment for protective equipment. (1) Except as provided by paragraphs (h)(2) through (h)(6) of this section, the protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), used to comply with this part, shall be provided by the employer at no cost to employees. - (2) 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. - (3) 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 r…

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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.