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Thursday, January 25, 2007
Unions, Employers Quarrel Over Safety Gear Tab
Who should pay for safety gear such as gloves and safety boots? If safety gear is considered a "tool of the trade" some industries have employees pay for that safety gear. While most employers provide safety equipment such as ear plugs, safety glasses and hard hats, this is not true of all industries. In construction workers are commonly required to provide their own hard hats and in the chicken processing industry workers typically provide their own puncture proof gloves.
Unions have sued the government to implement new rules that would require employers to provide needed safety gear. Read about it on Bloomberg News. The opening paragraph of this article states:
"For almost eight years, labor unions have been waiting for the Labor Department to finish a rulemaking that would make it clear employers are supposed to pick up the tab for safety equipment for millions of workers."
The article explains:
"The controversy has a long history. When the initial protective equipment rule was issued in 1994, it said employers had to 'provide' various safety gear. But unlike a series of health-related OSHA standards, it didn't say who should pay the bill, and not every company did."
Unions have sued the government to implement new rules that would require employers to provide needed safety gear. Read about it on Bloomberg News. The opening paragraph of this article states:
"For almost eight years, labor unions have been waiting for the Labor Department to finish a rulemaking that would make it clear employers are supposed to pick up the tab for safety equipment for millions of workers."
The article explains:
"The controversy has a long history. When the initial protective equipment rule was issued in 1994, it said employers had to 'provide' various safety gear. But unlike a series of health-related OSHA standards, it didn't say who should pay the bill, and not every company did."
Labels: PPE, safety regulations
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