The procedure for providing employees with special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment

The procedure for choosing, purchasing personal protective equipment, their acceptance and storage

The procedure for issuing personal protective equipment

The procedure for using personal protective equipment

Personal protective equipment care procedure

The Labor Code of the Russian Federation quite clearly defines what protective equipment should be at the enterprise. Many will say that sand, a shovel and a hook should only be in those buildings where work is carried out involving open fire, high voltage and other dangerous factors. This is a completely wrong opinion. Protective equipment may be needed in any room. Even if you have an accounting company, and your employees do not have any tools besides a pen, you still need to have primary protective equipment, a fire extinguisher, gas masks, etc. After all, even accountants use electricity, which enters the offices through wiring, which can malfunction and catch fire.

In a word, one should not argue about the need for this or that rule or regulation in relation to the provision of an enterprise with personal protective equipment, the most logical thing is to simply take and execute them, thereby ensuring complete safety for both yourself and your employees.

What applies to personal protective equipment

Personal protective equipment is certain devices that ensure the safety of workers under certain harmful and dangerous exposures, which can be short-term (due to accidents and incidents) and permanent (harmful working conditions).

Personal protective equipment includes, first of all, special-purpose clothing, these are robes, hats, overalls, jackets and trousers, suits, mittens, sheepskin coats and short fur coats. Also, specialized clothing includes various types of footwear, these are boots, galoshes, ordinary or dielectric, depending on the working conditions. Goggles, respirators, protective masks, gas masks, helmets, hard hats, and much more are auxiliary protective equipment that is sometimes more important than clothing.

Every employee who is engaged in hazardous work or works in special working conditions should be provided with flushing agents and disinfecting solutions. These include sometimes ordinary soap, which is given to employees in a certain amount. For example, workers in the slaughterhouse of a poultry farm are supposed to give out 2 pieces of toilet soap and 1 piece of laundry soap per month.

And so it happens, but recently I witnessed that no soap was found in the service premises of the fighters. They washed off blood and dirt with just water, and successfully carried the soap home, as if it were a great jewel. As a result, salmonella entered the blood of several employees through small cuts on the hands. Fortunately, doctors discovered this very quickly at regular check-ups. Now in the locker rooms of the fighters there are CCTV cameras so that the clever comrades do not engage in theft and use the issued personal protective equipment.

By the way, both clothes and footwear, which are issued according to safety regulations, are often taken out of the enterprise in the same way, taken to the dacha and used there as work clothes. This is just a scourge of provincial (and not only) cities, so it is important not only to issue personal protective equipment, but also to check whether employees use them during work, and also to make sure that nothing is carried away outside the territory of the enterprise.

The rules for the issuance and use of personal protective equipment can be studied independently, they are set out and approved on June 1, 2009 by the Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, document number 290. And in them you will see a clear wording: legal entities and individuals must comply with these rules, who are the owners of industries of any nature, regardless of the type of activity and form of ownership. The norms for the issuance of detergents or disinfectants can be seen in the Order of the same Ministry of Health and Social Development of October 17, 2010, No. 1122n.

It is possible to finally approve the standards and schedules for the issuance of personal protective equipment after the certification of workplaces, which we have already talked about in our articles. Different fields of activity, different nature of work require the issuance of different personal protective equipment. By the way, the employer can make adjustments to the list of personal protective equipment, but not reduce it. Additions and minor changes are possible. At the same time, if a trade union operates in a given industry, then changes must be coordinated with it. Since the law only provides for the improvement of working conditions, the trade unions, as a rule, agree to changes in the employer.

The company must have a document that establishes the standards for the issuance of personal protective equipment, this is an order and a schedule for issuing. This document is always accompanied by the rules for the use of PPE by the employee, the storage procedure, as well as liability for damage or loss of the issued property. Each employee who is hired must be familiar with these rules, sign them in the prescribed manner and strictly observe. Upon receipt of new sets of protective equipment, he signs in the log book.
For each employee, the health and safety inspector creates a personal card, which indicates the height of the employee, his body, head, legs, as well as a set of personal protective equipment corresponding to the scope of work performed.

Common funds must also be provided by the employer to its employees. This is signal clothing, for example - vests, a harness for insurance, a dielectric kit - gloves, galoshes, a mat, as well as safety glasses of all types, helmets, shields, in a word, everything that is determined by the certification of workplaces, and which can be used collectively, not constantly, as needed.

Obligations of the employer in terms of providing personal protective equipment

When buying personal protective equipment, the employer is obliged to check whether their mandatory certification has been carried out, whether they have passed tests, declarations, in accordance with all the rules, in accordance with the Federal Law "On Technical Regulation". If such measures have not been carried out, then there are two ways - to refuse such a batch of PPE or to test and certify yourself. Many people choose the first option, but if the cost for the second option turns out to be significantly lower, then there are those who decide to carry out independent work. But there is a serious risk here, because it is not known whether the commission recognizes the PPE data as fit for use.

The employer is obliged to organize strict accounting for the issuance of personal protective equipment to its employees, in compliance with the schedule. The delivery of used special equipment is also carefully organized. All property movements are recorded in cards, which are filled in in a specific form, which can be found in the Appendix to the Rules, which we have already talked about. The only relief that the law makes is that cards are allowed in electronic form.

The employer is obliged to conduct regular briefings on the use of PPE for both new employees and permanent employees who have worked for a certain period. Briefings are also held for those who are hired temporarily or under a contract, whose activities are related to the use of personal protective equipment. At such briefings, workers are taught how to wear certain protective items, how to quickly put on in critical cases, how to check serviceability, what to do if the integrity of the protective equipment is violated or it becomes unusable.

And one more important direction in this work is conducting trainings on the use and use of personal protective equipment, that is, the practical development of skills. It is clear that there is no need to practice wearing a dressing gown, but a respirator, mask, goggles, galoshes, etc. are a kind of mystery for some, which is quite surprising. Sometimes I had to observe rather absurd situations at such trainings. Someone took off their shoes in order to put on dielectric galoshes, someone took off their prescription glasses to put on protective glasses and start working. Therefore, trainings are needed, and the most elementary things have to be explained. You need to be ready for this so that in the future in a critical situation your employee does not start doing outright stupid things, but comes out of a difficult situation with honor.

In addition to all of the above, the employer is obliged to issue, change and repair at his own expense failed protective equipment even before the end of the scheduled operation. If PPE disappeared for reasons beyond the control of employees, then the employer is obliged to issue new ones (now it is clear why they put video cameras?). Also, the owner of the enterprise is obliged to conduct tests, check the serviceability of protective equipment, after which a stamp is affixed, a stamp, with the date of work.

Care, storage, dry cleaning, degassing, washing, disinfection, decontamination, drying, dust cleaning of personal protective equipment lies with the employer, that is, everything should be done by his forces and at his expense. For the smooth implementation of these measures, employees are issued a spare set of personal protective equipment immediately, and the term of their use in documents is doubled. To carry out these activities, specialized companies are involved, which have all the resources for high-quality care for PPE.

In addition to everything listed, employers are obliged to provide employees with dressing rooms, where there are specially equipped places for storing protective equipment in accordance with all the rules. He is also obliged to ensure that all work at the enterprise is carried out using personal protective equipment, if an employee violates this requirement, then he must be suspended from work with subsequent punishment. The same thing happens when using defective PPE, contaminated, with an expired service life.

The employee, seeing these violations, must also take measures to preserve his health, that is, refuse to perform work, stating the reason for the refusal in writing. If such a fact is revealed, then the employer is obliged to eliminate the deficiencies and issue the employee a new set of personal protective equipment, and only then demand the performance of work.

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35. The procedure for providing employees of the enterprise with special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment

At work with harmful and (or) hazardous working conditions, as well as at work performed in especially temperature conditions or associated with pollution, workers are issued with certified personal protective equipment, washing and neutralizing agents in accordance with the standards approved in the manner established by the Government of the Russian Federation. Federation.

Purchase, storage, washing, cleaning, repair, disinfection and neutralization of personal protective equipment of employees is carried out at the expense of the employer.

The employer is obliged to ensure the purchase at his own expense and the issuance of special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment, washing and neutralizing agents in accordance with the established standards to employees engaged in work with harmful or hazardous working conditions, as well as in work performed in special temperature conditions or associated with pollution.

The employee is obliged to use the means of individual and collective protection correctly ...

Personal protective equipment for workers (PPE) must meet the following general requirements:

- to prevent or reduce the impact of harmful and hazardous production factors;

- protective equipment should not be a source of harmful or dangerous production factors;

- protective equipment is assessed according to protective indicators;

- PPE is used only in the absence of effective collective protection.

Free overalls, safety footwear and protective devices are issued to workers and employees to protect:

a) from pollution at work, causing increased dust emission, with coloring and skin-corrosive substances: lime, cement, paints, acids, alkalis, leaded gasoline, etc .;

b) from splashes of molten metal during electric and gas welding;

c) from burns and other thermal effects when working in high temperature conditions;

d) from hypothermia of the body when working in conditions of low temperature;

e) from bodily harm when working on machines and mechanisms;

f) from dampness and moisture when working in water and at high humidity;

g) from electric shock;

h) from falling when working at height;

i) from harmful effects on the eyes of light (during electric welding) and other radiation, etc .;

j) from the harmful effects of gases and vapors on the skin and internal organs of the worker.

The following personal protective equipment may be used at the enterprise:

Special clothing:

- overalls, semi-overalls;

- jackets, trousers, suits, robes, raincoats, short fur coats, sheepskin coats;

- aprons, vests, arm ruffles.

Special footwear.

Hand protection:

- mittens, gloves.

Head protection:

- helmets, helmets, comforters, hats.

Face protection:

- protective masks, protective shields.

Respiratory protection:

- gas masks, respirators.

Protective glasses.

Safety devices:

- safety belts;

- dielectric rugs;

- hand grips, manipulators;

- elbow pads, shoulder pads.

Hearing protection:

- anti-noise helmets, headphones, earbuds.

Dermatological protective agents:

- washing creams, pastes, ointments.

The employer is obliged to provide storage, washing, drying, disinfection, degassing, decontamination and repair of special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment issued to employees in accordance with the established norms.

When organizing work to provide employees of the enterprise with personal protective equipment, it is necessary to be guided by the following documents:

- Standard industry norms for the free issuance of special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment to employees, approved by decrees of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development of the Russian Federation;

- materials of certification of workplaces for working conditions;

- materials for the analysis of industrial injuries and occupational morbidity for the previous period;

- The rules for providing employees with special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment, approved by the decree of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development of the Russian Federation.

New Interindustry rules for providing workers with special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment (hereinafter referred to as the Rules) have been introduced. In this article, we will focus not only on the most important provisions of this document, but also talk about the features of its practical application.

PURPOSE OF NEW RULES

The adoption of the Rules is, first of all, one more step on the way to improving the regulatory and legal framework in the field of labor protection. The document we are considering establishes mandatory requirements for the acquisition, issuance, use, storage and care of personal protective equipment (hereinafter - PPE). Its requirements apply to employers - legal entities and individuals, regardless of their organizational and legal forms and forms of ownership.

The Rules consider the procedure for issuing, using and storing protective equipment, as well as the procedure for caring for them. In addition, the Rules established the form of a personal record card for issuing PPE. Such a card is issued by the employer for each employee who is supposed to be issued with special clothing, footwear or other personal protective equipment.

PROVISION OF EMPLOYEES WITH PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

In accordance with the Rules, the authority to provide employees with PPE is vested in employers. The employer, in particular, is obliged to ensure the acquisition and issuance of protective equipment to workers engaged in work:

• with harmful or dangerous working conditions;
• performed in special temperature conditions;
• pollution related.

The purchase of protective equipment is carried out at the expense of the employer, including for temporary use (under a lease agreement).

The employer must ensure periodic tests and checks of the serviceability of protective equipment, as well as timely replacement of parts of PPE with reduced protective properties. After checking the serviceability, a mark (stamp, stamp) on the timing of the next test should be made on the protective equipment.

The issuance of protective equipment to workers engaged in work with harmful or hazardous working conditions, as well as work performed in special temperature conditions or associated with pollution, is free of charge. The basis for providing employees with appropriate PPE is the results of certification of workplaces for working conditions. Such certification is carried out by the employer in the order established by the order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation of August 31, 2007 No. 569.

The number of protective equipment due to the employee (per period) is determined in accordance with standard norms. At the same time, the employer is given the right to establish issuance rates that improve, in comparison with standard standards, the protection of workers from harmful and or dangerous factors present at the workplace, special temperature conditions or pollution.

The employer also has the right (taking into account the opinion of the representative body authorized by the employees) to replace one type of PPE stipulated by the standard norms with a similar one that provides equivalent protection against hazardous and harmful production factors. The issuance of protective equipment to employees, including those of foreign production, as well as special clothing that the employer has in temporary use under a lease agreement, is allowed subject to two conditions:

• a declaration of conformity or a certificate of conformity confirms the compliance of PPE with safety requirements;
• in established cases, a sanitary and epidemiological conclusion or a certificate of state registration is issued.

The employer is obliged to organize proper accounting and control over the issuance of protective equipment to employees in a timely manner. The employer is also responsible for keeping records of the movement of protective equipment.

On a note... When issuing protective equipment, the use of which requires practical skills from workers (respirators, gas masks, self-rescuers, safety belts, mosquito nets, helmets), the employer must organize instruction and training on their use.

The employee is obliged to correctly use the protective equipment issued to him. But in the case of failure to provide personal protective equipment, the employee has the right to refuse to perform his job duties until the appropriate protective equipment is provided to him.

The employer is obliged to ensure that employees are promptly and fully informed about the protective equipment they are entitled to. So, when concluding an employment contract, the employer must inform employees:

• these Rules;
• standard norms for issuing PPE corresponding to his profession and position;
• local regulations in force for this employer, in accordance with which the procedure for providing employees with PPE is regulated.

PROCEDURE FOR ISSUE AND USE OF PROTECTIVE MEANS

Protective equipment to be issued to workers must fully meet not only the requirements listed above, but also some others:

• protective equipment must exactly match the gender, height and size of the workers to whom they are issued;
• protective equipment must be appropriate for the nature and conditions of the work performed by the workers.

The terms of use of PPE are calculated from the date of their actual issue. The issuance of protective equipment to workers and their delivery must be recorded in the personal record card for issuing PPE (electronic records of the movement of PPE are allowed).

For workers of cross-cutting professions and positions in all sectors of the economy, protective equipment is issued in accordance with standard standards, regardless of the organizational and legal forms and forms of ownership of the employer, as well as the presence of these professions and positions in other standard standards. Brigadiers, foremen, performing the duties of foremen, assistants and assistants of workers whose professions are specified in the relevant standard standards are issued the same PPE as workers in the corresponding professions.

For workers combining professions, or constantly performing overlapping work, including as part of complex brigades, in addition to the protective equipment issued to them for the main profession, other protective equipment provided for by the relevant standard standards for the combined profession (combined type of work) should be additionally issued.

Certain categories of workers are issued PPE in a general manner only for the duration of the relevant work or for the duration of the employees' vocational training, retraining, industrial practice, industrial training or implementation of control (supervision) measures.

We also note that in some cases, the standard procedure for issuing certain types of protective equipment may be adjusted. For example, PPE that is not specified in the relevant standard standards can be issued to workers with a period of wear until they wear out, or as a duty officer.

Indicative list of types of PPE,
authorized for issuance as duty (shift) or with a period of wear "to wear"
in the absence of them in the relevant regulations

The basis for the issuance is the results of certification of the relevant workplaces for working conditions, while also taking into account the specific conditions for performing work. Duty PPE of general use should be issued to employees only for the duration of the work for which they are intended. These protective equipment, taking into account the requirements of personal hygiene and individual characteristics of workers, can be assigned to certain workplaces and transferred from one shift to another.

PPE intended for use in special temperature conditions should be issued to employees at the onset of the appropriate period of the year, and at the end of it should be handed over to the employer for organized storage until the next season. The time for using these types of protective equipment is set by the employer, taking into account the opinion of the representative body of workers and local climatic conditions (the time for wearing PPE used in special temperature conditions includes the time of their organized storage).

Protective equipment returned by employees after the expiration of the wearing period, but at the same time still suitable for further operation, can be used for its intended purpose after taking care measures, if necessary (in this case, a corresponding mark is made in the personal record card for issuing PPE). Leased protective equipment is issued in accordance with standard regulations.

Note. When issuing special clothing rented by the employer, an individual set of PPE is assigned to the employee, for which the appropriate marking is applied to it. Information on the issuance of this kit is entered into the employee's personal record card and issuance of PPE.

In case of loss or damage of protective equipment in the established places of their storage for reasons beyond the control of employees, the employer is obliged to issue them other (backup) serviceable PPE. The employer must also provide replacement or repair of protective equipment that has become unusable before the end of the wearing period for reasons beyond the control of the employee.

Protective equipment provided to employees must be serviceable (repaired) and clean. If a malfunction or breakdown of PPE is detected, employees must immediately notify the employer or his representative about this, for example, in the person of their immediate supervisor.

Employees are prohibited from taking protective equipment outside the employer's premises at the end of the working day. In some cases, when, according to the working conditions, the specified procedure cannot be observed, for example, at logging, at geological works, PPE can remain with the workers even after working hours.

STORAGE AND CARE OF PPE

The storage and care of PPE is organized by the employer at its own expense.

Let's clarify that the storage of PPE provides for their placement in storage places that ensure safety, that is, in places specially designated for this purpose (for example, in dressing rooms). In cases where it is required by working conditions, the employer (in its structural divisions) should have dryers, chambers and installations for drying, dust removal, degassing, decontamination, and neutralization of protective equipment.

Caring for protective equipment includes a set of measures for their regular dry cleaning, washing, degassing (decontamination, disinfection), decontamination, dust removal, drying, and, if necessary, for the repair and replacement of PPE that are serviceable and suitable for use as intended. If the employer does not have the technical capabilities to carry out any types of care, then the relevant work is performed by the contractor on the basis of a civil law contract concluded with the employer.

Summing up, we note that supervision and control over the observance of the commented Rules by employers is assigned to the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation and its territorial bodies (state labor inspectorates in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation). Employers bear administrative or criminal liability for violation of these Rules.

In accordance with clause 2 of the order, the Decree of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation of December 18, 1998 No. 51 "On approval of the Rules for the provision of workers with special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment" and the rules approved by this resolution (as amended on 02/03/2004) were declared invalid. ...

These norms are approved by local regulations of the employer based on the results of certification of workplaces for working conditions, taking into account the opinion of the body authorized by employees, and can be included in the collective and (or) labor contract with reference to standard norms, in comparison with which the provision of PPE for workers is improved (or employee with whom the relevant employment contract has been concluded).

Question from Yuri:
What are the personal protective equipment for workers. How is the provision of workers with personal protective equipment.

Answer:
In accordance with the Labor Code, the employer is obliged to provide employees with safe working conditions.
According to Art. 212 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, the employer is obliged to provide, in particular:
- the use of personal and collective protective equipment for employees that have passed mandatory certification or declaration of conformity in the manner prescribed by law;
- acquisition of special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment, washing and neutralizing agents at their own expense and issuance to employees, which have undergone mandatory certification or declaration of conformity in the manner prescribed by law. These funds are issued to employees engaged in work with harmful and (or) hazardous working conditions, as well as in work that is performed in special temperature conditions or associated with pollution;
- organization of control over the state of working conditions at workplaces, as well as the correct use of personal and collective protective equipment by employees.
Consider the types of protective equipment for workers. The main document defining which protective equipment is collective and which is individual is GOST 12.4.011-89 (ST SEV 1086-88). Occupational safety standards system. Protective equipment for workers. General requirements and classification "(approved by the Resolution of the USSR Gosstandart of 27.10.1989 N 3222, hereinafter - GOST 12.4.011-89).
According to clauses 2.1 - 2.3 of GOST 12.4.011-89, protective equipment for workers must ensure the prevention or reduction of the action of hazardous and harmful production factors. At the same time, they themselves should not be a source of hazardous and harmful production factors and must meet the requirements of technical aesthetics and ergonomics.
Collective protection means depending on the purpose, they are subdivided into the following classes (clause 1.1.1 of GOST 12.4.011-89):
- means of normalizing the air environment of industrial premises and workplaces;
- means of normalization of lighting of industrial premises and workplaces;
- means of protection against an increased level of ionizing, infrared, electromagnetic or laser radiation;
- means of protection against high or low levels of ultraviolet radiation;
- means of protection against increased intensity of magnetic and electric fields;
- means of protection against increased noise levels, vibration (general and local), ultrasound, infrasonic vibrations, static electricity;
- means of protection against electric shock;
- means of protection against high or low temperatures of surfaces of equipment, materials, workpieces;
- means of protection against high or low air temperatures and temperature extremes;
- means of protection against the effects of mechanical, chemical, biological factors;
- protective equipment against falling from a height.
A specific list of collective protective equipment, broken down into classes, is given in section. 1 of the List of the main types of protective equipment for workers (Appendix to GOST 12.4.011-89).
Individual protection means (hereinafter - PPE), depending on the purpose, are subdivided into classes (clause 1.1.2 of GOST 12.4.011-89):
- insulating suits;
- protective equipment for legs, arms, head, face, eyes, respiratory system, hearing;
- special protective clothing;
- protective equipment against falling from a height and other safety equipment;
- dermatological protective agents;
- complex means of protection.
A specific list of PPE broken down into classes is given in section 2 of the List of the main types of protective equipment for workers (Appendix to GOST 12.4.011-89).
Personal protective equipment (hereinafter referred to as PPE) refers to personal protective equipment that is used to prevent or reduce exposure of workers to harmful and (or) hazardous production factors, as well as to protect against pollution (clause 3 of the Interindustry rules for providing workers with special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment (approved by the Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia dated 01.06.2009 N 290n); hereinafter - the Rules for Provision of PPE).
The obligation to provide workers who are employed in work with harmful and (or) hazardous working conditions, as well as work performed in special temperature conditions or associated with pollution, special clothing, special footwear and other PPE rests with the employer (paragraph 7 h 2 article 212, parts 1, 3 article 221 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, paragraph 4 of the Rules for the provision of PPE). The employer, at his own expense, is obliged to ensure not only the timely issuance of PPE, but also their storage, washing, drying, repair and replacement (part 3 of article 221 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).
For violation of labor protection requirements established by law, the employer is brought to administrative responsibility under Part 1 of Art. 5.27.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, and in the event of a repeated commission of a similar offense - in accordance with Part 5 of Art. 5.27.1 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation. For example, an employer can be held administratively liable under Part 1 of Art. 5.27.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation for failure to fulfill the obligation to provide employees with PPE first class or the obligation to timely repair and replace PPE. This conclusion follows from the analysis of parts 1, 2 of Art. 211, para. 7 h. 2 tbsp. 212, part 1, 3 art. 221 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, part 1 of Art. 5.27.1 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation.
In case of failure to provide workers with PPE of the second class, the employer may face administrative liability. This follows from Part 4 of Art. 5.27.1 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation and notes to the specified article. If a similar offense is committed again, the employer is brought to administrative responsibility in accordance with Part 5 of Art. 5.27.1 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation.
To determine which class PPE belongs to, one should be guided by clause 5.5 of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union (TR CU 019/2011), adopted by the Decision of the Customs Union Commission of 09.12.2011 N 878, as well as Appendix N 4 to this regulation.

The procedure for issuing PPE to workers established by the Interindustry rules for providing workers with special clothing, special footwear and other personal protective equipment, approved by Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia dated 01.06.2009 N 290n (hereinafter referred to as the Rules for Provision of PPE).
The obligation to provide employees with PPE rests with employers - legal entities and individuals, regardless of their organizational and legal forms and forms of ownership (paragraph 7, part 2, article 212, part 3, article 221 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, clause 2 of the Rules for ensuring PPE) ...
PPE is issued to persons employed in work with harmful and (or) hazardous working conditions, as well as performed in special temperature conditions or associated with pollution, in accordance with the standard norms for the free issuance of PPE and on the basis of the results of a special assessment of working conditions (Part 1 of Art. 221 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, paragraph 1, item 4, item 5 of the Rules for the provision of PPE).
Note that the basis for issuing PPE can also be the results of certification of workplaces for working conditions, carried out before 01.01.2014 (i.e. before the date of the introduction of a special assessment of working conditions in accordance with Part 1 of Article 28 of Law N 426-FZ) ... This is due to the fact that according to Part 4 of Art. 27 of Law N 426-FZ, the results of certification are valid for five years from the date of its completion, except for cases of the circumstances specified in Part 1 of Art. 17 of this Law.
PPE is purchased (including rented) at the expense of the employer (paragraph 7, part 2, article 212 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, paragraphs 2, 3, paragraph 4 of the Rules for Provision of PPE).
All PPE purchased and issued to employees undergo mandatory certification or declaration of conformity (part 1 of article 221, paragraph 4 of part 2 of article 212 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, paragraph 1 of paragraph 4 of the Rules for Provision of PPE). In particular, PPE certification is carried out in accordance with the Rules for Certification of Personal Protective Equipment (approved by the Resolution of the State Standard of Russia dated 06.19.2000 N 34).
It is not allowed to purchase (including rent) PPE and issue them to employees in the following cases (clause 8 of the PPE Provision Rules):
- lack of a declaration of conformity and (or) a certificate of conformity of PPE to statutory safety requirements;
- expiration of the validity period of the declaration of conformity and (or) the certificate of conformity;
- lack of a sanitary and epidemiological conclusion or certificate of state registration of dermatological PPE.
The employer is obliged to inform employees about the PPE they are entitled to (clause 9 of the Rules for the provision of PPE).
When conducting introductory briefing, employees must be familiarized with the following documents (clause 9 of the Rules for the provision of PPE):
- with the Rules for the provision of PPE;
- with standard norms for issuing PPE, corresponding to the profession and position of the employee.
If, in the cases and procedures established by law, the employee is not provided with PPE, he has the right to refuse to perform his job duties, and the employer does not have the right to demand their performance and is obliged to pay for the downtime arising for this reason (clause 11 of the Rules for the provision of PPE, part 6 of Art.220 and article 157 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).
The employer is obliged to organize proper accounting and control over the issuance of PPE to employees in a timely manner (paragraph 1, clause 13 of the Rules for the provision of PPE).
PPE is issued to employees free of charge (part 1 of article 221 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, paragraph 4 of paragraph 4 of the Rules for Provision of PPE).
The terms of use of PPE are calculated from the date of their actual issuance to employees (paragraph 2, clause 13 of the Rules for the provision of PPE).
The issuance of PPE to employees and their delivery are recorded in the personal record card for issuing PPE in the form given in the Appendix to the Rules for Provision of PPE (paragraph 3, clause 13 of the said Rules).
This document is usually in paper form. However, the employer also has the right to use the electronic form with the obligatory personification of the employee. This follows from the provisions of par. 4, 5, clause 13 of the Rules for the provision of PPE.
The electronic registration card must correspond to the established form of the personal record card for issuing PPE, but instead of the personal signature of the employee, the number and date of the accounting document on the receipt of PPE, which has the personal signature of the employee, is indicated (paragraph 4, clause 13 of the Rules for ensuring PPE).
The employer has the right to organize the issuance of PPE and their replaceable elements of a simple design, which do not require additional instruction, through automated issuance systems (vending equipment). When using such equipment, it is necessary to ensure the personification of the employee and the automatic entry of information about the issued PPE into his electronic card for recording the issue of PPE (paragraph 6, clause 13 of the Rules for ensuring PPE).
The employer is also obliged to ensure the care of PPE, their storage, timely dry cleaning, washing, degassing, decontamination, disinfection, decontamination, dedusting, drying, as well as repair and replacement (part 3 of article 221 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, para. 1 clause 30 of the Rules for the provision of PPE). In order to properly fulfill this obligation, the employer may issue the employee two sets of appropriate PPE with a doubled period of use (paragraph 2, clause 30 of the Rules for Provision of PPE).

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