Providing Personal Protective Equipment

Standards governing use of chemicals in the workplace or use of certain types of machinery may require you to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect your employees in certain circumstances, such as:

• Emergency Action: You must comply with blood borne pathogen exposure regulations and exposure prevention requirements for any employee who provides emergency first aid and provide any other equipment that employees need to handle emergencies.
• Fire Prevention: No PPE is required, but standard fire protection equipment, such as fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems and alarms, is required.