Employers in California must provide required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to employees at:

Explanation

California requires the employer to furnish the protective equipment the work demands and to bear the cost of it: Labor Code section 6401 obliges the employer to furnish safety devices and safeguards, section 6403(a) forbids allowing an employee to work in a place of employment not so furnished, and section 5144(c)(4) says it in terms for respirators. 'No cost' means no cost at any point, which disposes of (a) and (c) alike - a split and a payroll deduction both leave the worker paying. Option (d) inverts the rule: the duty runs to the exposed employee, and it is the worker on the wall rather than the manager in the trailer who needs the equipment. The narrow exceptions are about ordinary personal items the worker keeps, such as non-specialty prescription safety eyewear and everyday clothing and footwear.