Well, OSHA has finally did it. The new rule about companies providing employees their PPE has been established. Unfortunately it only affects General Industry, Shipyards, Longshoring and marine terminals. Basically it states that if the employee has to wear it (remember the Gen Duty Clause) then the company has to pay for it.
But do we have to pay for each and every time? Suppose an employee is issued a pair of safety glasses and then loses them, does the company have to re-issue at its cost? Or if an employee just plainly abuses gloves and needs a new pair every day. Can the company charge the employee for replacement? What do you think? See the Federal Registry ruling below.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-21360.htm
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So you can read the full summary: Updating OSHA Personal Protective Equipment Standards Based on National Consensus Standards
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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 Most of the referenced consensus documents have been either superseded by later versions or withdrawn by the issuing Standards Development Organization (SDO).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 These outdated standards do not reflect advances in technologies that have changed workplace safety over the last 30 years.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.
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