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29 CFR 1915.152: General requirements

Subpart I—Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

144citations since 2015
110employers cited
58%serious, willful or repeat
$718median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1915.152 144 times since 2015, against 110 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $380,267 at their current amounts.

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The parts of the rule cited most

1915.152(b) · 45 citations

(b) Hazard assessment and equipment. The employer shall assess its work activity to determine whether there are hazards present, or likely to be present, which necessitate the employee's use of PPE. If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

1915.152(a) · 43 citations

(a) Provision and use of equipment. The employer shall provide and shall ensure that each affected employee uses the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for the eyes, face, head, extremities, torso, and respiratory system, including protective clothing, protective shields, protective barriers, personal fall protection equipment, and life saving equipment, meeting the applicable provisions of this subpart, wherever employees are exposed to work activity hazards that require the use of PPE.

1915.152(b)(4) · 27 citations

(4) Verify that the required occupational hazard assessment has been performed through a document that contains the following information: occupation, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and the name of the person performing the hazard assessment.

1915.152(b)(1) · 7 citations

(1) Select the type of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the occupational hazard assessment;

1915.152(e)(1) · 6 citations

(e) Training. (1) The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required, by this section, to use PPE (exception: training in the use of personal fall arrest systems and positioning device systems training is covered in §§ 1915.159 and 1915.160). Each employee shall be trained to understand at least the following:

1915.152(c) · 5 citations

(c) Defective and damaged equipment. Defective or damaged PPE shall not be used.

1915.152(f)(1) · 2 citations

(f) Payment for protective equipment. (1) Except as provided by paragraphs (f)(2) through (f)(6) of this section, the protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), used to comply with this part, shall be provided by the employer at no cost to employees.

1915.152(f)(5) · 2 citations

(5) The employer must pay for replacement PPE, except when the employee has lost or intentionally damaged the PPE.

Industries cited most

  • Manufacturing 113
  • Other Services (except Public Administration) 7
  • Construction 6
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 5
  • Public Administration 4
  • Transportation and Warehousing 3

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