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29 CFR 1926.95: Criteria for personal protective equipment

Subpart E—Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment

2,533citations since 2015
2,386employers cited
83%serious, willful or repeat
$875median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1926.95 2,533 times since 2015, against 2,386 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $4,402,857 at their current amounts.

Citations per year

The parts of the rule cited most

1926.95(a) · 2,313 citations

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

1926.95(d)(1) · 137 citations

(d) Payment for protective equipment. (1) Except as provided by paragraphs (d)(2) through (d)(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.

1926.95(c) · 36 citations

(c) Design and selection. Employers must ensure that all personal protective equipment:

1926.95(b) · 30 citations

(b) Employee-owned equipment. Where employees provide their own protective equipment, the employer shall be responsible to assure its adequacy, including proper maintenance, and sanitation of such equipment.

1926.95(d)(6) · 13 citations

(6) Where an employee provides adequate protective equipment he or she owns pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section, the employer may allow the employee to use it and is not required to reimburse the employee for that equipment. The employer shall not require an employee to provide or pay for his or her own PPE, unless the PPE is excepted by paragraphs (d)(2) through (d)(5) of this section.

1926.95(c)(1) · 3 citations

(1) Is of safe design and construction for the work to be performed; and

1926.95(d)(5) · 1 citations

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

Industries cited most

  • Construction 2,406
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 42
  • Manufacturing 26
  • Utilities 10
  • Retail Trade 9
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 8

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