Person Protective Equipment & Requirements
By Christina Keyes, Keyes To Safety LLC OSHA requires the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) to reduce employee exposure to hazards when engineering and administrative controls cannot provide protection by reducing exposure(s) to permissible limits. Employers must determine if PPE should be used to protect their workers by completing a Job Hazard Analysis. PPE programs must be implemented addressing standard PPE requirements along with special situation requirements. PPE that may be required: Head Protection
Hand Protection
To maintain quality of PPE:
Do Not:
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Patricia
2/10/2016 01:15:03 am
I noticed in your article you've mentioned that "...More than 3 stickers is an offensive to stability and is a violation by OSHA.". I've been scouring the OSHA website and I can't find it being referenced in there. Would you point me to the source of that information? Appreciate it a lot. Cheers.
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Christina @ Keyes To Safety LLC
2/10/2016 08:06:41 am
The 29 CFR 1910.132 and 1910.135 do not contain provisions that explicitly prohibit adhesive stickers on hard hats; however, the employer’s ability to comply with the existing requirements of these standards may be adversely affected by not regulating the use of stickers.
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