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Personal protective equipment (PPE) is addressed in
specific standards for the general industry, shipyard employment, marine
terminals, and lonshoring. This page
highlights OSHA standards, the Regulatory Agenda (a list of actions being taken
with regard to OSHA standards), preambles to final rules (background to final
rules), Federal Registers (rules, proposed rules, and notices), directives (instructions for compliance officers), and standard
interpretations (official letters of interpretation of the standards) related to PPE.
Information related to the
construction
industry is covered by a separate topic page.
Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, often referred to as the General Duty
Clause, requires employers to "furnish to each of his employees employment and a
place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or
are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees". Section
5(a)(2) requires employers to "comply with occupational safety and health
standards promulgated under this Act".
Note: Twenty-four states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands have
OSHA-approved State Plans and have adopted their own standards and
enforcement policies. For the most part, these States adopt standards that are
identical to Federal OSHA. However, some States have adopted different standards
applicable to this topic or may have different enforcement policies. |
Highlighted Standards
General Industry (29
CFR 1910)
Shipyard Employment (29
CFR 1915)
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1915 Subpart I, Personal
protective equipment
- 1915.151, Scope,
application and definitions
- 1915.152, General
requirements
- 1915.153, Eye and face
protection
- 1915.154, Respiratory
protection
- 1915.155, Head
protection
- 1915.156, Foot
protection
- 1915.157, Hand and body
protection
- 1915.158, Lifesaving
equipment
- 1915.159, Personal fall
arrest systems (PFAS)
- 1915.160, Positioning
device systems
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Appendix A, Non-mandatory guidelines for hazard assessment, personal
protective equipment
(PPE) selection, and PPE training program
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Appendix B, General testing conditions and additional guidelines for
personal fall protection systems (Non-mandatory)
Marine Terminals (29
CFR 1917)
Longshoring (29
CFR 1918)
Regulatory Agenda
Preambles to Final Rules
Federal Registers
- Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment; Final Rule. Final Rules 72:64341-64430, (2007, November 15).
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Standards for Shipyard Employment; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. Notice 71:29987-29989, (2006, May 24).
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Nationwide Site-Specific Targeting (SST) Inspection Program.
Notice 69:41851-41852, (2004, July 12).
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Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment.
Notice 69:41221-41225, (2004, July 8). Discusses the evidence currently in the record and
presents a series of questions to assist the public in providing
further information that would be helpful to OSHA.
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Employer Payment For Personal Protective Equipment. Proposed
Rules 64:15401-15441, (1999, March 31). Suggests the employer's responsibility for
payment of personal protective equipment costs.
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Personal Protective Equipment for Shipyard Employment (PPE). Final
Rules 61:29957-29958, (1996,
June 13). Makes corrections to the final rule on personal
protective equipment for shipyard employment, which was published in
the federal register on May 24, 1996 at 61 FR 26322.
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Personal Protective Equipment for Shipyard Employment (PPE). Final
Rules 61:26321-26360, (1996,
May 24). Discusses revisions of PPE standards for shipyard
employment.
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Personal Protective Equipment for General Industry. Final Rules
61:19547-19548, (1996, May 2).
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Personal Protective Equipment for Shipyard Employment. Proposed
Rules 59:34586-34589, (1994, July 6).
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Personal Protective Equipment for General Industry. Final Rules
59:33910-33911, (1994, July 1). Corrects the final rule on personal
protective
equipment for general industry.
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Personal Protective Equipment for General Industry. Final Rules 59:16334-16364, (1994, April 6). Discusses revisions of
personal protective equipment standards.
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Federal
Registers.
Directives
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National Emphasis Program – Crystalline Silica. OSHA Directive CPL
03-00-007, (2008, January 24). Includes an updated list of industries
commonly known to have overexposures to silica; detailed information
on potential hazards linked to silica and about current research
regarding silica exposure hazards; guidance on calculating the
Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) for dust containing respirable
crystalline silica in the construction and maritime industries; and
guidance on conducting silica-related inspections.
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Inspection Procedures for 29 CFR 1910.120 and 1926.65, Paragraph (q):
Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance Releases. CPL 02-02-073,
(2007, August 27). Also available as a 444 KB
PDF, 119 pages. Updates enforcement procedures for compliance
officers who need to conduct inspections of emergency response
operations. It defines additional terms and expands on training
requirements for emergency responders and other groups such as skilled
support personnel. This OSHA instruction revises CPL 02-02-059, issued
April 24, 1998.
- Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to
Bloodborne Pathogens. CPL 02-02-069 [CPL 2-2.69], (2001,
November 27).
- Respiratory
Protection Program Guidelines. CPL 02-02-054 [CPL 2-2.54A], (2000,
July, 14).
- Inspection
procedures for the Respiratory Protection Standard. CPL 02-00-120
[CPL 2-0.120],
(1998, September 25).
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Logging Operations, Inspection Procedures and Interpretive Guidance Including Twelve
Previously Stayed Provisions. CPL 02-01-022 [CPL 2-1.22], (1996,
September 27).
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29 CFR Part 1915, Subpart I, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Shipyard Employment
-- Inspection Procedures and Interpretive Guidelines. STD
02-04-002 [STD 2-4.2], (1996, September 27).
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Inspection Guidelines for 29 CFR 1910. Subpart I, the revised Personal Protective
Equipment Standards for General Industry. STD 01-06-006 [STD
1-6.6], (1995, June 16).
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Logging Operations, Inspection Procedures and Interpretive Guidance.
CPL 02-01-019 [CPL 2-1.19], (1995, March 17).
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Exemption for Religious Reason from Wearing Hard Hats. STD
01-06-005 [STD 1-6.5], (1994, June 20).
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Guidelines for Laser Safety and Hazard Assessment. STD 01-05-001
[PUB 8-1.7], (1991, August 5).
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CFR 1910.134(e)(5)-- Respirator Fit-Testing. CPL 02-02-029 [CPL
2-2.29], (1980, October 27).
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Inorganic Mercury and its Compounds. CPL 02-02-006 [CPL 2-2.6], (1978, October
30). Procedures regarding
exposure to mercury in the workplace, including the use of personal
protective equipment.
- Search all available
directives.
Standard Interpretations
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