275City Of Anaheim Administrative Regulation
CHAPTER 2 - EMPLOYMENT PROCEDURES
Subject: Personal Protective Equipment A.R. 275
Issue Date: January 14, 1986
Revised: August 31, 2010
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Purpose:
The purpose of this regulation is to establish a policy concerning issuance and use of
personal protective equipment to eliminate employee injuries.
Procedures:
Hard Hats -
All City employees shall wear "hard hats" while engaged in construction or maintenance
work where there is a risk of a head injury. The hats shall be provided by the City and
shall be of a type and kind determined by the City. The hats and head bands shall be
inspected periodically and replaced if damaged. Head bands shall be replaced at least
once a year with normal use.
Eve Protection:
It is the City's intention to provide a good quality pair of standard safety glasses, either
plain or prescription. The City will provide, at its expense, non-prescription safety
glasses and prescription safety glasses to those employees whose job duties may expose
them to eye injuries. Eye protection worn as required in this regulation shall meet the
requirements of CAL/OSHA and the American National Standards Institute's (ANSI)
Z87.1 code. Specific requirements/procedures are as follows:
1. Prescription safety glasses will be procured through a vendor designated by the
City. To secure his/her safety glasses, an employee will need to secure a "Safety
Eye Glass Procurement Authorization Form" from his/her supervisor. It will be
up to an employee's supervisor to determine whether or not the duties performed
by the employee warrant the issuance of safety glasses. The employee will then
take this signed authorization form to the City -designated vendor to secure his/her
glasses.
2. The City will pay for the first pair of prescription safety glasses (including
carrying case) and all prescription safety glasses thereafter with a maximum of
one (1) pair every two (2) years. The prescription must be provided by the
employee. The City will not pay for any eye examinations other than those
provided by the City's health care plans.
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3. The City will also provide a pair of non-prescription safety glasses for those
employees who do not regularly wear prescription glasses. These glasses may be
obtained directly from department stock (if any) or from the vendor designated by
the City. An authorization form will be required when using the vendor.
4. Requirements of American National Standards Institute 287.1-1989, and both the
employee and vendor sign the authorization form. Any costs greater than the
allowance are the sole responsibility of the employee.
5. The City provides an allowance equal of the price of a standard pair of safety
glasses as listed below. Annually, Purchasing determines the current price of the
standard safety glasses, and that becomes the allowance for the fiscal year.
Standard Safety Glasses
70F frame, FT 25-28 bifocal, polycarbonate lenses,
adjustable nose pad, side shields, oversize frames and case.
6. Because of the City's concern for its employees off the job as well as on the job,
employees are encouraged to also use their safety glasses for off -the -job activities
that present eye hazards.
7. Safety glasses that are broken, damaged, or scratched in the course of
employment, or in an off -the -job occurrence that may have resulted in an injury,
will be replaced at no cost to the employee. Replacement glasses are subject to
the same dollar allowance and conditions as the original pair.
8. All employee who are issued safety glasses will be required to wear them
whenever they are exposed to any eye injury hazard. A few examples of eye
injuries or hazards are: punctures, abrasions, contusions, burns, contact with
flying particles, hazardous substances, projections, etc.
9. Not wearing eye protection when required may prompt a reprimand or other
disciplinary action as deemed appropriate.
10. Safety goggles or full -face protection is required under certain circumstances, as
determined by departmental safety rules, such as using grinding wheels, using
compressed air, cutting/drilling stone, brick or concrete, using a welder, etc.
Departments will provide and have available safety goggles or full -face protection
where needed.
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11. Safety goggles or full -face protection used in conjunction with safety glasses may
be required under certain circumstances such as operation of high -velocity or
power tools.
12. Contact lenses shall not, under any condition, replace the requirements for proper
eye protection.
13. Supervisors are to inform and instruct their employees of the eye -protection
requirements, the employees' responsibilities, and how to obtain safety glasses or
other eye -protection equipment.
14. Occasionally, exceptions to the above -mentioned eye -protection guidelines may
be necessitated because of medical or other unusual circumstances. When
exceptions are called for, the department head or his/her designee must sign the
Procurement Authorization Form PUR-35.
Foot Protection :
Employees using pneumatic pavement -breaking tools shall wear metal toe guards
provided by the City.
Employees engaged in construction and maintenance tasks are encouraged to purchase
and wear safety shoes or boots with metal toe and sole protection.
Gloves -
Special gloves required for certain hazardous jobs shall be provided by the City. These
include electric linemen's gloves, firefighters' gloves, welders' gloves, gloves for
handling caustic solutions and other similar circumstances.
Gloves may be provided for employees engaged in heavy construction and maintenance
occupations where there is a risk of hand and finger injuries.
High Visibility Safety Vests & Apparel:
Employees regularly engaged in projects which require working on or near public
roadways shall be required to wear high visibility safety vests & apparel which meet the
requirements of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/International Safety
Equipment Association (ISEA) 107-2004. These vests and other high visibility apparel
(raingear, coveralls) shall be provided by the City.
Responsibility:
It is the responsibility of each supervisor to ensure compliance with this regulation
among his/her employees. Also, it shall be the responsibility of all employees who are
required to wear personal protective equipment, as determined by their supervisor, to
adhere strictly to the use of such protective equipment as described herein. Supervisors
or employees failing to comply with the regulation are subject to disciplinary action.
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Employees will be responsible for the care of personal protective equipment issued to
them. Where applicable, employees are responsible for having their personal protective
equipment available at the beginning of their work shift each day.
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