PPE - Employer Responsibilities

Employers are ultimately responsible for selecting appropriate PPE and providing PPE to employees at no cost. Their responsibilities also include the following:

• Selecting the types of PPE that will protect employees (based on the hazard assessment)
• Informing the employee(s) of the decision to use PPE
• Providing workers with appropriate PPE
• Ensuring all PPE fits each employee properly
• Properly training employees to use PPE (including how to put on, take off, clean, maintain, and dispose of the PPE)
• Monitoring that employees are properly using PPE
• Providing medical exams, fitting, or testing when required
• Regularly reviewing and updating selected PPE and its effectiveness
• Updating the hazard assessment and required PPE as hazards change

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