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Requirements for PPE Training Short

Name: Requirements for PPE Training Short
Brand: Training Shorts
SKU: ATS169-2
Availability: OnlineOnly

This course clarifies the division of responsibility between employers and employees regarding Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

3 minutes

2025

SKU: ATS169-2

Training Objectives

Execute mandatory hazard assessments to identify specific protection need

Apply employee responsibilities for the cleaning, maintenance, and storage of PPE

Course Overview

Who pays for your safety gear? The answer is usually "the boss," but there are exceptions.

Ensuring a safe workplace is a two-way street. While your employer must provide the gear, do you know who is legally responsible for cleaning it? This training short navigates the complex financial and operational rules of OSHA's PPE standards. We break down the "bill of rights" for safety equipment, listing exactly which items, from metatarsal guards to prescription inserts, must be provided at zero cost to you.

But keep your wallet handy, because we also reveal the specific exceptions where the employer isn't required to pay. (Hint: Do you wear your safety boots home?) We also cover the one scenario where you are definitely on the hook for replacement costs. Watch this video to understand your rights, your responsibilities, and the fine print of the safety budget.

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Employer responsibilities include performing a hazard assessment, identifying and providing appropriate PPE, training employees on its use and care, maintaining and replacing worn equipment, and periodically reviewing the program's effectiveness.

With few exceptions, OSHA requires employers to pay for personal protective equipment used to comply with their standards, and they cannot require workers to provide their own PPE.

Examples include hard hats, non-prescription eye protection, goggles and face shields, welding PPE, firefighting gear, and specialty foot protection such as rubber boots with steel toes.

Employers are not required to pay for non-specialty safety-toe footwear or prescription safety eyewear if worn off the job site, everyday clothing, ordinary weather protection, or for replacement PPE that the employee has lost or intentionally damaged.

Employees are responsible for properly wearing their PPE, attending training, caring for and cleaning the equipment, and informing a supervisor when the PPE needs to be repaired or replaced.

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