BENEFITS
If you’re unable to eliminate or minimize a safety hazard in your workplace through engineering controls or the use of safe work practices, you’ll need to ensure that workers have and use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect themselves from that hazard. So it’s important that workers understand their responsibilities as to PPE.

HOW TO USE THE TOOL

Adapt this handout for your OHS program, collective agreement and the requirements in your jurisdiction’s OHS laws on PPE, especially as to who is required to pay for and/or provide PPE. Give all workers this handout, based on one created by WorkSafeBC, as a supplement to a safety or toolbox talk on PPE.

OTHER RESOURCES:

Complying with the Requirements for Safety Headwear

Safety Footwear Requirements under the OHS Laws

Complying with the Eye Protection Requirements

Complying with the Hierarchy of Fall Protection Equipment

PPE topic index