25 NCAC 01N .0204. HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND EQUIPMENT SELECTION

(a)  The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or likely to be present, that will necessitate the use of personal protective equipment.  If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

(1)           select and have each affected employee use the types of personal protective equipment that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;

(2)           communicate selection decisions to each employee; and

(3)           select personal protective equipment that properly fits each affected employee.

(b)  The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the dates of the hazard assessment, and which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 126-4;

Eff. July 1, 1995.