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OSHA Rules Employers Must Pay Cost of Workers' Safety Equipment

National News • November 19, 2007
Employers will have to pay the full cost for almost all personal safety equipment used by their workers, the Labor Department said recently, a move advocates say will prevent thousands of ...

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Subject: But what about...

Posted On: November 19, 2007, 10:06 am CST
Posted By: lastbat
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I need to read a copy of this ruling. There are several things I can see wrong with forcing employers to pay for 100% of PPE. One being - who buys the PPE? If an employee brings in PPE instead of using company provided gear is the company then forced to pay? Who owns the gear? Can the employer have a mandatory "buy-back" for custom PPE purchased for employees that don't stay long enough to make the purchase worthwhile?

In general I'm for employers paying for PPE - for all the reasons stated in the article and a few more. I simply worry the government is opening up a big can of worms with this one.
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RE: But what about... David Sharrow
Nov 20, 2007, 12:12 pm
RE: OK........but LA Man
Nov 19, 2007, 3:22 pm
OK........but Bill Reed
Nov 19, 2007, 3:17 pm
But what about... lastbat
Nov 19, 2007, 10:06 am
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