• Provide PPE at no cost to employees and make sure
employees wear the equipment.
• Make sure that employees do not take contaminated
clothing or other PPE from the workplace.
Select PPE that is appropriate for your workplace based
on at least the following:
– The form of formaldehyde, such as gas, solution, or
material.
– The conditions of use.
– The hazard to be prevented.
• Provide full body protection for entry into areas where
formaldehyde exposure could exceed 100 parts per million (ppm)
or when airborne concentrations are unknown.
• Protect employees from all contact with liquids
containing one percent or more of formaldehyde by providing
chemical protective clothing that is impervious to
formaldehyde and other personal protective equipment, such as
goggles and face shields, as appropriate for the operation.
• Make sure when face shields are worn, employees also
wear chemical safety goggles if there could be eye contact
with formaldehyde.
• Make sure contaminated clothing and other PPE is
cleaned or laundered before it is used again.
• Repair or replace clothing and other PPE as needed to
maintain effectiveness.
• Make sure storage areas for ventilating contaminated
clothing and PPE are established to minimize employee exposure
to formaldehyde.
– Make sure storage areas and containers for contaminated
clothing and PPE have labels or signs with the following
warning:
DANGER
Formaldehyde-contaminated (clothing) or equipment
Avoid inhalation and skin contact
You must:
• Make sure that only employees trained to recognize the
hazards of formaldehyde remove personal protective equipment
(PPE) and clothing from storage areas for the purposes of
disposal, cleaning, or laundering.
• Inform any person who launders, cleans, or repairs
contaminated clothing or other PPE, of the hazards of
formaldehyde and procedures to safely handle the clothing and
equipment.
• Provide change rooms for employees who are required to
change from work clothes into protective clothing to protect
them from skin contact with formaldehyde.
– Make sure change rooms have separate storage facilities
for street clothes and protective clothing.