---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 197.555"
title: "46"
number: "197.555"
heading: "Personal protective clothing and equipment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/197.555"
---

# §197.555. Personal protective clothing and equipment.

- (a) When the use of respirators in compliance with [§ 197.550](/cfr/46/197.550.md) and the personal protective clothing and equipment in compliance with this section is chosen as the method or one of the methods required by [§ 197.545](/cfr/46/197.545.md) to be used in meeting the performance standard, the clothing and equipment must meet the requirements of this section.
- (b) The employer shall provide employees with the necessary personal protective clothing and equipment without charge and shall ensure that the clothing and equipment are worn or used properly.
- (c) Employees must be provided with coveralls or a large apron, boots, gloves, and, if necessary, tight-fitting eye goggles to limit dermal exposure to, and prevent eye contact with, liquid benzene.

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 88-040, 56 FR 52135, Oct. 17, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1509; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 6101; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGD 76-009, 43 FR 53683, Nov. 16, 1978, unless otherwise noted.