Protective Clothing

Employers must provide and require the use of protective clothing such as coveralls or similar whole-body clothing, head coverings, gloves, and foot coverings for the following:

• Employees exposed to airborne asbestos exceeding the permissible exposure limit or short-term exposure limit;
• Work without a negative exposure assessment; or
• Employees performing Class I work involving the removal of over 25 linear or 10 square feet of thermal system insulation or surfacing asbestos containing material or presumed asbestos containing material.

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