
The new directive, Enforcement Guidance for Personal Protective Equipment in General Industry (CPL 02-01-050) became effective February 10, 2011. It replaces previous inspection guidelines for the PPE standard for general industry workplaces.
Key changes include:
- Clarifies what type of PPE employers must provide and pay for, when employers must pay for PPE or replacement PPE, and when employers are not required to pay for PPE.
- Clarifies the PPE payment requirements for PPE worn off the jobsite, for PPE that must remain at the jobsite and for employee-owned PPE.
- Recognizes more recent editions of the applicable national consensus standards, and deletes editions of the national consensus standards that PPE must meet if purchased before a specified date.
- Sets forth enforcement policies that reflect court and review commission decisions concerning PPE.
- Provides guidance that allows employers to use PPE constructed in accordance with the most recent national consensus standards.
- Amends the OSHA provision that requires safety shoes to comply with a specific American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard.
Read the new directive here (pdf).
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