United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2007_register executive 2010-09-22 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c809f635 D09002ee1c809f728 United States Department of Labor originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency Many Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) health, safety, maritime, and construction standards require employers to provide their employees with protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), when such equipment is necessary to protect employees from job-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. These requirements address PPE of many kinds: hard hats, gloves, goggles, safety shoes, safety glasses, welding helmets and goggles, faceshields, chemical protective equipment, fall protection equipment, and so forth. The provisions in OSHA standards that require PPE generally state that the employer is to provide such PPE. However, some of these provisions do not specify that the employer is to provide such PPE at no cost to the employee. In this rulemaking, OSHA is requiring employers to pay for the PPE provided, with exceptions for specific items. The rule does not require employers to provide PPE where none has been required before. Instead, the rule merely stipulates that the employer must pay for required PPE, except in the limited cases specified in the standard. 72 FR 64342 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-11-15/07-5608 07-5608 fr15no07-22 4510-26-P Dockets S-042 (OSHA docket office) and OSHA-S042-2006-0667 (regulations.gov) https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-11-15/07-5608 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-11-15/html/07-5608.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-11-15/pdf/07-5608.pdf Chemicals Electric Power Fire Prevention Gases Hazardous Substances Health Facilities Health Professions Laboratories Logging Occupational Safety and Health Protective Equipment Radiation Protection Longshore and Harbor Workers Construction Industry 89 p. 64342 64430 72 FR 64342 Title 29 Part 1910 29 CFR Part 1910 Title 29 Part 1915 29 CFR Part 1915 Title 29 Part 1917 29 CFR Part 1917 Title 29 Part 1918 29 CFR Part 1918 Title 29 Part 1926 29 CFR Part 1926 Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment; Federal Register Vol. 72, Issue RULE 07-5608 III DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration 2008-02-13 Dockets S-042 (OSHA docket office) and OSHA-S042-2006-0667 (regulations.gov) 4510-26-P 07-5608 Final Rule.

Many Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) health, safety, maritime, and construction standards require employers to provide their employees with protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), when such equipment is necessary to protect employees from job-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. These requirements address PPE of many kinds: hard hats, gloves, goggles, safety shoes, safety glasses, welding helmets and goggles, faceshields, chemical protective equipment, fall protection equipment, and so forth. The provisions in OSHA standards that require PPE generally state that the employer is to provide such PPE. However, some of these provisions do not specify that the employer is to provide such PPE at no cost to the employee. In this rulemaking, OSHA is requiring employers to pay for the PPE provided, with exceptions for specific items. The rule does not require employers to provide PPE where none has been required before. Instead, the rule merely stipulates that the employer must pay for required PPE, except in the limited cases specified in the standard.

This final rule becomes effective on February 13, 2008. The final rule must be implemented by May 15, 2008. Mr. Kevin Ropp, OSHA Office of Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-1999. Chemicals Electric Power Fire Prevention Gases Hazardous Substances Health Facilities Health Professions Laboratories Logging Occupational Safety and Health Protective Equipment Radiation Protection Longshore and Harbor Workers Construction Industry Occupational safety and health standards: Personal protective equipment; employer payment, DOL.gov http://www.dol.gov/cio/programs/InfoGuidelines/InfoQualityGuidelines.pdf http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/bustaxstats/article/0,,id=149687,00.html http://www.labsafety.com http://www.osha.gov http://www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/sba_homepage/serv_sstd_tablepdf.pdf regulations.gov www.alpenco.com www.grainger.com www.omarksafety.com www.workingperson.com Vol. 72, no. 220 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2007-11-15 continuing daily deposited born digital 414 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-11-15 P0b002ee1809511f3 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr15no07 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-11-15 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-11-15/pdf/FR-2007-11-15.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-11-15/xml/FR-2007-11-15.xml fdlp 64119 64522 DGPO 2010-09-22 2024-06-05 FR-2007-11-15 machine generated eng FR FR-2007-11-15 72 220