Select appropriate PPE for your employees.
(1) You must select appropriate PPE.
(a) Select appropriate PPE for your employees if hazards are present, or likely to be present.
(b) Select PPE for each at-risk employee to use for protection from the hazards identified in your workplace hazard assessment.
(2) You must select PPE that properly fits each at-risk employee.
Note: | The hazards in your workplace have special rules that apply to them. |
| For information about PPE for specific workplaces, see these WISHA rule books: |
Construction Work | |
Electrical Workers | |
Firefighters | |
General Occupational Health Standards | |
General Safety and Health Standards | |
Logging Operations | |
Pulp, Paper and Paper Board Mills and Converters | |
Ship Repairing, Ship Building and Shipbreaking | |
Ski Area Facilities and Operations | |
Telecommunication | |
Textile Industry | |
Note: | For help in selecting PPE for your employees, you have several options. You may: |
| • Visit the OSHA website http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/personalprotectiveequipment/index.html. |
| • Call 1-800-4 be safe ( 1-800-423-7233) for guidelines for selecting PPE. |
| • Consult with safety and health professionals knowledgeable in this area. See resource section for links to professional organizations. |
| • Discuss PPE choices with your employees. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.010,
49.17.040,
49.17.050, and
49.17.060. WSR 18-22-116, § 296-800-16015, filed 11/6/18, effective 12/7/18. Statutory Authority: RCW
49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. WSR 01-23-060, § 296-800-16015, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; WSR 01-11-038, § 296-800-16015, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01.]