R 408.17213 Personal protective equipment.

Rule 7213. (1) An employer shall provide and an employee shall wear eye protection in accordance with and as prescribed in the General Industry Safety Standards Part 33. Personal Protective Equipment, R 408.13301 to R 408.13398 of the Michigan Administrative Code. (2) Other personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, rubber gloves, aprons, boots, welding helmets and respirators shall be provided by the employer and worn by the employee to protect against the hazards of wet operations, welding and cutting, radiator cleaning, battery charging, and spray painting. (3) Where corrosive liquids or other liquid materials that would be harmful to an employee are normally used and where an employee is exposed to splash of the materials, a readily accessible means of flushing with water shall be provided. (4) Cloth shoes, open sandals, and exposed rings and necklaces shall not be worn in the work area. A ring may be worn if covered by gloves or tape. Editor's Note: An obvious error in R 408.17213 was corrected at the request of the promulgating agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule containing the error was published in Administrative Code 2013. The memorandum requesting the correction was published in Michigan Register, 2016 MR 3.