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Safety footwear availability in logging

Summary An OSHA region asked how the logging footwear provision related to the general protective equipment rule. OSHA said the same interpretation applied: employers had to make appropriate safety footwear available, while who paid was a matter for bargaining.
Document
Federal opinion letter
Agency
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Document number
1982-04-29-0
Date issued
April 29, 1982
Status
Active
Status last verified October 10, 2026
Topics
Workplace Safety OSHA 1910 Personal Protective Equipment
Source
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April 29, 1982

MEMORANDUM FOR: DONALD D. MACKENZIE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR

THRU: JOHN B. MILES, JR., DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF FILED COORDINATION

FROM: PATRICK B. TYSON
DIRECTOR, FEDERAL COMPLIANCE
AND STATE PROGRAMS

SUBJECT: Standard Interpretation of 29 CFR 1910.266(c)(1)(ii)

REFERENCE: Your Memorandum dated March 24, 1983, same subject.

The interpretation and policy applied to 29 CFR 1910.132(a) as mentioned in your memorandum should also be applied to 29 CFR 1910.266(c)(1)(ii). That is, the employer shall make the appropriate safety footwear available, but the issue of who is to pay for them is left to bargaining between the employer and employees.

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