# 29 CFR § 1910.9: Compliance duties owed to each employee

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.9

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 1910.9
- **Heading:** Compliance duties owed to each employee
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 29—Labor > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor > CHAPTER XVII—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > PART 1910—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS > Subpart A—General

## Text

(a) Personal protective equipment. Standards in this part requiring the employer to provide personal protective equipment (PPE), including respirators and other types of PPE, because of hazards to employees impose a separate compliance duty with respect to each employee covered by the requirement. The employer must provide PPE to each employee required to use the PPE, and each failure to provide PPE to an employee may be considered a separate violation.
(b) Training. Standards in this part requiring training on hazards and related matters, such as standards requiring that employees receive training or that the employer train employees, provide training to employees, or institute or implement a training program, impose a separate compliance duty with respect to each employee covered by the requirement. The employer must train each affected employee in the manner required by the standard, and each failure to train an employee may be considered a separate violation.
[73 FR 75583, Dec. 12, 2008]

## Nearby sections

- [29 CFR § 1910.1 § 1910.1 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.1.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.2 § 1910.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.2.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.3 § 1910.3 Petitions for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a standard.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.3.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.4 § 1910.4 Amendments to this part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.4.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.5 § 1910.5 Applicability of standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.5.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.6 § 1910.6 Incorporation by reference.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.6.md)
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- [29 CFR § 1910.8 § 1910.8 OMB control numbers under the Paperwork Reduction Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.8.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.9 § 1910.9 Compliance duties owed to each employee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.9.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.11 § 1910.11 Scope and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.11.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.12 § 1910.12 Construction work.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.12.md)
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