OSHA: Employers must provide PPE
Effective May 15th, 2008, US employers must provide protective personal equipment (PPE) at no cost to the employees. There are exceptions such as ordinary protective footwear, prescription safety eyeglasses and weather-protective clothing. Previously, employers were required to provide the PPE, but it was the employee’s responsibility to pay for it. The whole story can be found here in the November 15th, 2007 Federal Register (volume 72, number 220.)