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PST-exempt work-related safety equipment
Richmond, B.C., March 26, 2008 On February 20, 2008, all work-related safety equipment and protective clothing designed to be worn by or attached to a worker is exempt from PST, providing it meets provincial work safety legislation and is:
- Purchased by an employer for use by his/her employees in the course of employment, or
- Purchased by a self-employed person for his/her own use in the course of self-employment, or
- Purchased by a school board or similar authority for use in instructing students
Workers can continue to buy safety eyewear, footwear, head protection, hearing protection, and gloves exempt from PST. In addition, the exemption for gloves is clarified and expanded to include any gloves with built-in safety features like reinforced thumbs, cuffs, or palms that protect the wearer from physical injury.
General safety items like first-aid kits, child-restraint car seats, portable fire extinguishers, and life jackets continue to be exempt from PST for everyone.
To read more, visit the Government of British Columbia’s Safety Equipment and Protective Clothing website.
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