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 Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016)
 Title 296. Labor and Industries, Department of
 Chapter 296-800. Safety and health core rules.

  Section 296-800-160. Summary.  

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  • 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.
    Document your hazard assessment for PPE.
    Select appropriate PPE for your employees.
    Provide PPE to your employees.
    Train your employees to use PPE.
    Retrain employees to use PPE, if necessary.
    Document PPE training.
    Require your employees to use necessary PPE on the job.
    Keep your PPE safe and in good condition.
    Make sure your employees use appropriate face and eye
    protection.
    Make sure your employees use appropriate head protection.
    Make sure your employees use appropriate foot protection.
    Make sure your employees use appropriate hand protection.
    Make sure your employees are protected from drowning.
    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. 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.]
RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 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.

Rules

296-800-16005,296-800-16010,296-800-16015,296-800-16020,296-800-16025,296-800-16030,296-800-16035,296-800-16040,296-800-16045,296-800-16050,296-800-16055,296-800-16060,296-800-16065,296-800-16070,296-800-16015,296-800-16025,296-800-16030,296-800-16035,296-24,296-842,