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Hazard determination, analysis, and assessment are touched upon in some OSHA regulations but not formally referred to as “risk assessment.” The most basic is OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) General Requirements. This requires employers to assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or likely to be present, which will necessitate the use of PPE. It applies to types of PPE that are not required by another specific OSHA regulation covering hazards such as noise or respiratory contaminants. This regulation requires employers to perform and document a Hazard Assessment of workplace hazards requiring personal protective equipment. Generally, it requires employers to identify types of hazards and select appropriate PPE as stated in 1910.132 (d) below:

Hazard assessment and equipment selection – The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

 Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;

 Communicate selection decisions to each affected employee; and,

 Select PPE that properly fits each affected employee. Note: Non‐mandatory Appendix B contains an example of procedures that would comply with the requirement for a hazard assessment.

The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

An example of a PPE Hazard Assessment can be found in Chapter 5, Fundamental Risk Assessments.