WAC 296-800-160: Summary.

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WACs > Title 296 > Chapter 296-800 > Section 296-800-160

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296-800-15040 << 296-800-160 >> 296-800-16002

WAC 296-800-160	Agency filings affecting this section
Summary.

  Your responsibility: To 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:

     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 your PPE safe and in good condition.

     WAC 296-800-16045.

     Make sure your employees use appropriate face and eye

     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, 49.17.060. 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 . 01-23-060, § 296-800-160, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038, § 296-800-160, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01.]