Wash. Admin. Code § 296-56-60116 - Payment for protective equipment
(1)
You must provide the protective equipment, including personal protective
equipment (PPE), used to comply with this part, at no cost to your employees,
except at provided by subsections (2) through (6) of this section.
(2) You are not required to pay for
nonspecialty safety-toe protective footwear (including steel-toe shoes or
steel-toe boots) and nonspecialty prescription safety eyewear, provided that
you permit such items to be worn off the job site.
(3) You are not required to reimburse the
employee for shoes or boots when you provide metatarsal guards and allow the
employee, at their request, to use shoes or boots with built-in metatarsal
protection.
(4) You are not
required to pay for:
(a) Everyday clothing,
such as long-sleeve shirts, long pants, street shoes, and normal work boots;
or
(b) Ordinary clothing, skin
creams, or other items, used solely for protection from the weather, such as
winter coats, jackets, gloves, parkas, rubber boots, hats, raincoats, ordinary
sunglasses, and sunscreen.
(5) You must pay for replacement PPE, except
when the employee has lost or intentionally damaged the PPE.
(6) You may allow the employee to use
protective equipment that they own if it is adequate, and you are not required
to reimburse the employee for that equipment. You must not require an employee
to provide or pay for their own PPE, unless the PPE is excepted by subsections
(2) through (6) of this section.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 09-05-071, § 296-56-60116, filed 2/17/09, effective 4/1/09.
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