How to Comply With OSHA’s New PPE Standard

January 30, 2025

Personal protective equipment has to fit for two primary reasons, according to Jessica Bunting, director of research to practice for Silver Spring, Maryland-based CPWR — the Center for Construction Research and Training. First, to work properly, gear needs to fit properly. A poorly fitted fall harness will not protect a worker nearly as well as a well-fitted harness, Bunting said. Second, gear that is too big or too small can end up creating secondary hazards, such as a baggy vest getting caught in machinery, she said.

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