Your responsibility:

You must make sure that your employees have, use, and care for the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

PPE is an item or items used to protect the eyes, face, head, body, arms, hands, legs, and feet such as goggles, helmets, head covers, gloves, rubber slickers, disposable coveralls, safety shoes, protective shields, and barriers.

You must meet the requirements …	in this section:
Compliance duties owed to each employee	WAC 296-800-16002
Do a hazard assessment for PPE	WAC 296-800-16005
Document your hazard assessment for PPE	WAC 296-800-16010
Select appropriate PPE for your employees	WAC 296-800-16015
Provide PPE to your employees	WAC 296-800-16020
Train your employees to use PPE	WAC 296-800-16025
Retrain employees to use PPE, if necessary	WAC 296-800-16030
Document PPE training	WAC 296-800-16035
Require your employees to use necessary PPE on the job	WAC 296-800-16040
Keep PPE in safe and good condition	WAC 296-800-16045
Make sure your employees use appropriate eye and face protection	WAC 296-800-16050
Make sure your employees use appropriate head protection	WAC 296-800-16055
Make sure your employees use appropriate foot protection	WAC 296-800-16060
Make sure your employees use appropriate hand protection	WAC 296-800-16065
Make sure your employees are protected from drowning	WAC 296-800-16070

Exemption:

• WAC 296-800-16015, 296-800-16025, 296-800-16030, and 296-800-16035 do not apply to electrical protective equipment or respiratory protection. See chapters 296-24 WAC, Part L and chapter 296-842 WAC, for rules about these types of protective equipment.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 18-22-116, § 296-800-160, filed 11/6/18, effective 12/7/18; WSR 05-03-093, § 296-800-160, filed 1/18/05, effective 3/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. WSR 01-23-060, § 296-800-160, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; WSR 01-11-038, § 296-800-160, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01.]

PDFWAC 296-800-160

Summary.