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OSHA Office of Training and Education 1 Personal Protective Equipment OSHA Office of Training and Education 2 Protecting Employees from Workplace Hazards ? Employers must protect employees from workplace hazards such as machines, hazardous substances, and dangerous work procedures that can cause injury ? Employers must: ? Use all feasible engineering and work practice controls to eliminate and reduce hazards ? Then use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) if these controls do not eliminate the hazards. ? Remember, PPE is the last level of control! OSHA Office of Training and Education 3 Payment for PPE When PPE is required to protect employees, it must be provided by the employer at not cost to employees, except for specific items, such as: ?Safetytoe footwear, ?Prescription safety eyewear, ?Everyday clothing and weatherrelated gear, and ?Logging boots (See 72 FR 64341, Nov. 15, 2022) OSHA Office of Training and Education 4 Engineering Controls If . . . The machine or work environment can be physically changed to prevent employee exposure to the potential hazard, Then . . . The hazard can be eliminated with an engineering control. OSHA Office of Training and Education 5 Engineering Controls (cont’d) ? Initial design specifications ? Substitute less harmful material ? Change process ? Enclose process ? Isolate process ? Ventilation Examples . . . OSHA Office of Training and Education 6 Work Practice Controls If . . . Employees can be removed from exposure to the potential hazard by changing the way they do their jobs, Then . . . The hazard can be eliminated with a work practice control. OSHA Office of Training and Education 7 Work Practice