The responsibility for providing, laundering, cleaning, repairing, replacing, and disposing of PPE at no cost to employees rests with the employer. Employers are not obligated under the standard to provide general work clothes to employees, but they are responsible for providing PPE. If laboratory jackets or uniforms are intended to protect the employee’s body or clothing from contamination, they are to be provided at no cost by the employer.
October 2018
Tags: OSHA, Personal Protective Equipment