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Last month OSHA finalized a rule that requires employers, with a few exceptions, to provide employees with all personal protective equipment (PPE) free of charge. In 1999 OSHA first proposed a rule requiring employers to provide and pay for PPE such as goggles, face shields, gloves, helmets, earplugs, and respirators for employees.

OSHA estimates employers already pay for about 95% of PPE costs. Under the new rule, employers are not required to provide PPE where none was required before, and the employer does not have to pay for equipment that is lost or intentionally damaged. The final rule takes effect February 13, 2008, but OSHA is giving employers until May 15, 2008, to implement a PPE payment policy that complies with it.

For more on the new rule, contact DLI.