SAN FRANCISCO - Fed-OSHA on October 20 sent a compliance memorandum to its field offices to clarify when employers must provide and pay for workers' personal protective equipment (PPE). If the equipment is personal in nature and can be used away from the worksite, such as non-specialty safety glasses, safety shoes and cold-weather outer wear worn by construction workers, the employer need not pay.Examples of PPE that would not normally be used away from the worksite, for which the employer must pay, i
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