WAC 296-800-16015   Select appropriate PPE for your employees.  You must:

     (1) Select appropriate PPE.

     • Select appropriate PPE for your employees if hazards are present, or likely to be present.

     • Select PPE for each at-risk employee to use for protection from the hazards identified in your workplace hazard assessment.

     (2) Select PPE that properly fits each at-risk employee.

Note:	The hazards in your workplace have special rules that apply to them.
	For information about PPE for specific workplaces, see these WISHA rule books:

Construction Work	Chapter 296-155 WAC
Electrical Workers	Chapter 296-45 WAC
Firefighters	Chapter 296-305 WAC
General Occupational Health Standards	Chapter 296-62 WAC
General Safety and Health Standards	Chapter 296-24 WAC
Logging Operations	Chapter 296-54 WAC
Pulp, Paper and Paper Board Mills and Converters	Chapter 296-79 WAC
Ship Repairing, Ship Building and Shipbreaking	Chapter 296-304 WAC
Ski Area Facilities and Operations	Chapter 296-59 WAC
Telecommunication	Chapter 296-32 WAC
Textile Industry	Chapter 296-301 WAC

Note:	For help in selecting PPE for your employees, you have several options. You may:
	• Visit the OSHA web site http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/personalprotectiveequipment/index.html.
	• Call 1-800-4BE SAFE (1-800-423-7233) for guidelines for selecting PPE.
	• Consult with safety and health professionals knowledgeable in this area. See resource section for links to professional organizations.
	• Discuss PPE choices with your employees.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 . 01-23-060, § 296-800-16015, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038, § 296-800-16015, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01.]