A medical assistant must frequently help patients without gloves because her workplace does not supply enough gloves to the clinic. Which of these OSHA standards is the clinic not meeting?

OSHA requires employers to provide appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including gloves when needed to protect workers from exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials. Because the clinic does not supply enough gloves and the assistant must work without them, it is not meeting the personal protective equipment standard. Ergonomics, respiratory protection, and workplace violence prevention do not address this shortage of gloves.

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