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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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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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tective equipment that is appropriate to the hazard and that conforms to CSA standard CSA Z94.1-15, 'Indus -trial protective headwear - Performance, selection, care, and use' or a standard offering equivalent or better pro -tection. - 40 (3) An employer shall provide the safety headwear referred to in subsections (1) and (2) to employees and shall ensure that the employees wear the headwear. - 40 (4) The safety headwear shall be equipped with a re -tention system to secure the safety headwear to the em -ployee's head when the employee is working in condi -tions that may cause loss of the headwear. 2001-33; 2020-35; 2024, c.5, s.2; 2024-38 ## Foot protection - 41 (1) On a project site, an employee shall use Grade 1 footwear with sole protection that conforms to CSA standard CSA Z195:14 (R2019), 'Protective Footwear' or a standard offering equivalent protection. - 41 (2) At a place of employment, other than a project site, where an employee is exposed to a hazard that may injure the employee's foot, the employee shall use pro -tective equipment that is appropriate to the hazard and that conforms to CSA standard CSA Z195:14 (R2019), 'Protective Footwear' or a standard offering equivalent protection. 2001-33; 2020-35; 2022-79 ## Protection for skin - 42 Where an employee is exposed to a hazard that may injure the skin, the employee shall use, as necessary, - (a) adequate protective gloves, - (b) adequate protective footwear, - (c) adequate body covering, - (d) - Repealed: 2024-38 - (e) a barrier cream or oil to prevent irritation to ex -posed parts of the body, or - (f) other protective equipment sufficient to provide protection from the hazard. 2024-38 au danger qui satisfait à la norme Z94.1-15 de la CSA, « Casques de sécurité pour l'industrie : tenue en service, sélection, entretien et utilisation » ou une norme offrant une protection équivalente ou supérieure. - 40 (3) L'employeur fournit aux salariés les casques de sécurité …

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S-15.1 REG 10 ## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 - (b) with the worker's consent, arrange for the worker to receive any vaccination recommended pursuant to subclause (a) (i) during the worker's normal working hours and reimburse the worker for any costs associated with receiving the vaccination; and - (c) if a worker cannot receive a vaccination mentioned in subclause (a) (i) during the worker's normal working hours, credit the worker's attendance for the vaccination as time at work and ensure that the worker does not lose any pay or other benefits. - (9) If a worker has been exposed to blood or potentially infectious bodily fluids at a place of employment, an employer shall, with the consent of the worker, during the worker's normal working hours, arrange for immediate medical evaluation and intervention by a qualified person in an approved manner and for confidential post-exposure counselling. - (10) If a worker cannot receive medical evaluation, medical intervention or post-exposure counselling during the worker's normal working hours, an employer shall credit the worker's attendance for evaluation, intervention or counselling as time at work and shall ensure that the worker does not lose any pay or other benefits. - (11) Nothing in these regulations prohibits an employer or contractor from purchasing supplies in bulk together with another employer or contractor but each employer or contractor is responsible for ensuring the employer or contractor's compliance with these regulations. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s6-22. ## Special vaccination leave 6-22.1 For the purpose of permitting its workers to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, an employer must: - (a) provide, at the request of its workers, a leave of: - (i) a minimum of 3 consecutive hours; or - (ii) any period longer than 3 consecutive hours if, in the opinion of the employer, the circumstances warrant a longer period; and - (b) ensure that the worker…

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Division 2 AO 3-2019 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (B) The employer shall ensure that this information is conveyed to all affected employees, the servicing representative, and/or the manufacturer, as appropriate, prior to handling, servicing, or shipping so that appropriate precautions will be taken. - (3) Personal Protective Equipment. - (i) Provision. When there is occupational exposure, the employer shall provide, at no cost to the employee, appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, gloves, gowns, laboratory coats, face shields or masks and eye protection, and mouthpieces, resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or other ventilation devices. Personal protective equipment will be considered 'appropriate' only if it does not permit blood or other potentially infectious materials to pass through to or reach the employee's work clothes, street clothes, undergarments, skin, eyes, mouth, or other mucous membranes under normal conditions of use and for the duration of time which the protective equipment will be used. - (ii) Use. The employer shall ensure that the employee uses appropriate personal protective equipment unless the employer shows that the employee temporarily and briefly declined to use personal protective equipment when, under rare and extraordinary circumstances, it was the employee's professional judgment that in the specific instance its use would have prevented the delivery of health care or public safety services or would have posed an increased hazard to the safety of the worker or co-worker. When the employee makes this judgement, the circumstances shall be investigated and documented in order to determine whether changes can be instituted to prevent such occurrences in the future. - (iii) Accessibility. The employer shall ensure that appropriate personal protective equipment in the appropriate sizes is readily accessible at the worksite or is issued to employees. Hypoallerge…