Host employers are generally responsible for providing PPE for site-specific hazards to which temporary employees may be exposed—largely because it is the host employer who has conducted the required hazards assessment of the workplace to determine the need for PPE.

However, the host may specify the services that it wants the staffing agency to supply, including provision of PPE for the placed employees. Though, ultimately, it becomes the host employer’s responsibility to ensure the PPE is adequate for the exposures in the workplace, and that workers wear the PPE where needed (assuming it is the host employer who is supervising the work).