The employer must provide and require employees to use hand protection:

1. (1) Such as cotton gloves or other suitable hand protection whenever employees handle lines, rough material or when the nature of the work requires protection for the hands.
2. (2) When the employees’ hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances, chemical and thermal burns.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 654.025(2) & 656.726(4)

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 654.001 - 654.295

History

OSHA 5-2003, f. 6-2-03, cert. ef. 12-1-03