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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