Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 CFR 1910.132 requires employers to provide PPE to their employees. Also, employers must ensure the proper use, maintenance, and disposal of PPE.

Making sure that your workforce has proper fitting PPE will avoid OSHA violations for the new rule, says Matthew Cox of Smith Currie Oles LLP. On January 13, 2025, OSHA’s final rule took effect ...

PPE is the last line of defense and often will need to be used with other control methods, such as using safety glasses and a face shield when operating a bench grinder with the proper guards in place ...

Ensure hazard assessments are conducted for operations within their operations, provide required personal protective equipment to affected employees based on hazard assessment, ensure employees ...