Who has the responsibilities with regards to Personal Protective Equipment?
Employers must provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to workers and visitors as a control measure when work hazards are unable to be eliminated or adequately controlled by other methods. An employer must undertake a risk assessment before choosing PPE as the appropriate control measure. (See Risk Management FAQ’s.) PPE must be provided when other methods of control do not adequately control the risk. It is the least preferred means of control and can be used in addition to other methods to minimise the risk to the lowest level reasonably practical.
