This article aligns with my previous article, “When are High-Vis garments no longer considered High-Vis?” It is in the same spirit of managing the PPE that so many workers rely on daily. And anyone who has been in safety for six months or longer can tell us horror stories of what they have seen with workers wearing and claiming some PPE is “protecting them.”
Although OSHA does not require EH-rated safety footwear, many employers specify this rating for certain employees who may do “electrical work.” If we specify that their safety footwear carries the EH (Electrical Hazard) designation, then should we not work to maintain that designation?
First, what does it mean when safety footwear has the EH designation?