http://www.hrblunders.com/houston-to-spend-150k-to-defend-police-beard-ban/ The worst mistakes, catastrophes, and near-misses Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:23:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.hrblunders.com/houston-to-spend-150k-to-defend-police-beard-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-624 Shannon O'Glee Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:46:25 +0000 http://www.hrblunders.com/?p=190#comment-624 OSHA requires any employee involved in safety sensitive activities (respiratory equipment required) to be free of facial hair that could interfere with the seal of the respirator. We have had similiar issues at our facility and have won all cases involving requiring employees that are issued a respirator and could be required to wear it in the course of their employement. Make sure that if your facility has a requirement that all employes be shaved that a copy of the federal regulation are included in your safety manual and that a letter of underastanding is also included in their personnel file. The two listed documetns have aided us in defeating several cases dealing with the resoirator policy. OSHA requires any employee involved in safety sensitive activities (respiratory equipment required) to be free of facial hair that could interfere with the seal of the respirator. We have had similiar issues at our facility and have won all cases involving requiring employees that are issued a respirator and could be required to wear it in the course of their employement. Make sure that if your facility has a requirement that all employes be shaved that a copy of the federal regulation are included in your safety manual and that a letter of underastanding is also included in their personnel file. The two listed documetns have aided us in defeating several cases dealing with the resoirator policy.

]]> http://www.hrblunders.com/houston-to-spend-150k-to-defend-police-beard-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-621 henrietta berroteran Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:18:28 +0000 http://www.hrblunders.com/?p=190#comment-621 We require our agents at the counters, to not wear their tongue piercing while conversing with our customers. We're a rental car company. So far, nothing has come of it. Some push back from employees about the hole created will close if the stud is removed has not been upheld. We require our agents at the counters, to not wear their tongue piercing while conversing with our customers. We’re a rental car company. So far, nothing has come of it. Some push back from employees about the hole created will close if the stud is removed has not been upheld.

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