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WEEKLY EDITION NOVEMBER 27, 2019 PAGE 10 PPE: W ha t to Do W h en th e T e am S a ys "N op e " By Karleen Kos, PSAI Executive Director…continued from page 9 Employers must pay for equipment needed to do the job, such as: • Metatarsal foot protection • Rubber boots with steel toes • Non-prescription eye protection • Prescription eyewear inserts/lenses for full face respirators • Goggles and face shields • Hard hats • Hearing protection In other circumstances, employers are not required to pay for PPE, such as: • Non-specialty safety-toe protective footwear (including steel-toe shoes or boots) and non-specialty prescription safety eyewear so long as the employer allows the items to be worn off the job site. (OSHA based this decision on the fact that this type of equipment is very personal, is often used outside the workplace, and that it is taken by workers from jobsite to jobsite and employer to employer.) • Everyday clothing, such as long-sleeve shirts, long pants, street shoes, and normal work boots. • Ordinary clothing, skin creams, or other items, used solely for protection from weather, such as winter coats, jackets, gloves, parkas, rubber boots, hats, raincoats, ordinary sunglasses, and sunscreen. • Items such as hair nets and gloves worn by food workers for consumer safety. • Lifting belts because their value in protecting the back is questionable. • When the employee has lost or intentionally damaged the PPE and it must be replaced. P ro vi de T r ain in g OSHA training requirements at 29 CFR 1910.132(f)—Training includes specific provisions for both the employer and the employee, including: • The employer must provide training to each employee who is required to use PPE. • The employer must train these employees to know when PPE is necessary and what PPE is necessary. • The employer must verify that affected employees received and understood the required training through a written certification that contains the name of each employee trained, the date(s) of training, and the subject of the certification. CONTINUED ON PAGE 13