OSHA publishes final rule on Personal Protective Equipment
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule requiring employers to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to employees at no cost, when such equipment is required by OSHA. The provision went into effect February 13, 2008, however, employers have until May 15, 2008 to fully implement the new requirement. Personal protective equipment includes equipment most commonly used to protect the head, torso, arms, hands and feet.
Employer Requirements
The rule only applies when equipment is used by an employer to comply with one of the PPE requirements of the OSHA standards. If PPE is not required by OSHA, the employer is not required to pay the employee for the PPE. In addition, if employees choose to use their own PPE,
employers are not required to reimburse them; however employers are still required to ensure that the employees' PPE is adequate to protect against workplace hazards. The new regulation also requires employers to pay for replacement PPE, except when an employee loses or intentionally damages their equipment that was provided, and paid for by the Company.
Additional information may be found on the OSHA website:
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?/
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule requiring employers to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to employees at no cost, when such equipment is required by OSHA. The provision went into effect February 13, 2008, however, employers have until May 15, 2008 to fully implement the new requirement. Personal protective equipment includes equipment most commonly used to protect the head, torso, arms, hands and feet.
Employer Requirements
The rule only applies when equipment is used by an employer to comply with one of the PPE requirements of the OSHA standards. If PPE is not required by OSHA, the employer is not required to pay the employee for the PPE. In addition, if employees choose to use their own PPE,
employers are not required to reimburse them; however employers are still required to ensure that the employees' PPE is adequate to protect against workplace hazards. The new regulation also requires employers to pay for replacement PPE, except when an employee loses or intentionally damages their equipment that was provided, and paid for by the Company.
Additional information may be found on the OSHA website:
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?/
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OSHA updating Personal Protective Equipment Standards Based on National Consensus Standards
ACTION: Final rule for 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, 1917, and 1918
BACKGROUND: While OSHA has updated some of its Section 6(a) standards through notice and comment rulemaking, the vast majority have not been updated since they were originally adopted. Some of the consensus standards "incorporated by reference" were issued over 60 years ago. Most of the referenced consensus documents have been either superseded by later versions or withdrawn by the issuing Standards Development Organization (SDO). Many are no longer in print or available to the public through the issuing SDO. These outdated standards do not reflect advances in technologies that have changed workplace safety over the last 30 years. The OSHA versions also have not been updated to address new equipment and machinery that have become available since they were originally promulgated.
SUMMARY: OSHA is issuing this final rule to revise the personal protective equipment (PPE) sections of its general industry, shipyard employment, longshoring, and marine terminals standards regarding requirements for eye- and face-protective devices, head protection, and foot protection. OSHA is updating the references in its regulations to recognize more recent editions of the applicable national consensus standards, and is deleting editions of the national consensus standards that PPE must meet if purchased before a specified date. In addition, OSHA is amending its provision that requires safety shoes to comply with a specific American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard, and a provision that requires filter lenses and plates in eye-protective equipment to meet a test for transmission of radiant energy specified by another ANSI standard. In amending these paragraphs, OSHA will require this safety equipment to comply with the applicable PPE design provisions. These revisions are a continuation of OSHA's effort to update or remove references to specific consensus and industry standards located throughout its standards.
DATES: This final rule will become effective on October 9, 2009.
FEDERAL REGISTER RULE Vol. 74, No. 173 September 9, 2009 pp. 46350-46361 from http://www.CyberRegs.com
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