What PPE is required for Crane inspections?

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233 (1.1) An employer must not require a worker to wear footwear that may pose a health or safety risk to the worker. - 233 (2) If the hazard assessment identifies that protective footwear needs to have toe protection, a puncture resistant sole, metatarsal protection, electrical protection, chainsaw protection or any combination of these, the employer must ensure that the worker wears personal protective equipment to protect the feet that is approved to - (a) CSA Standard Z195-14, Protective footwear , or - (b) ASTM Standard F2413-05, Specification for Performance Requirements for Protective Footwear , if the personal protective equipment to protect the feet was manufactured on or after March 31, 2023. 233 (3) Despite subsection (2), if a worker is likely to be exposed to a hazard other than those referred to in subsection (2), the employer must ensure that the worker uses footwear appropriate to the hazard. - 233 (4) If a worker is unable, for medical reasons, to wear personal protective equipment to protect the feet that complies with subsection (2), the worker may substitute external safety toecaps if the employer ensures that - (a) the safety toecaps meet the impact force requirements of - (i) CSA Standard Z195-14, Protective footwear , or - (ii) ASTM Standard F2413-05, Specification for Performance Requirements for Protective Footwear , - (b) metatarsal protection is not needed to protect the feet from injury, - (c) the hazard assessment confirms that the worker will not be exposed to any sole penetration hazards, and - (d) wearing the safety toecaps does not itself create a hazard for the worker. - 233 (5) An employer must ensure that a firefighter wears personal protective equipment to protect the feet that is approved to - (a) CSA Standard Z195-14, Protective footwear , - (b) NFPA Standard 1971, Protective Ensemble for Structural Fire Fighting , 2007 Edition, or - (c) NFPA Standard 1977, Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting , 2005…

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## Subpart I-Personal Protective Equipment AUTHORITY: 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR [redacted postal code]), 9-83 (48 FR [redacted postal code]), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR [redacted postal code]), 5-2002 (67 FR [redacted postal code]), 5-2007 (72 FR [redacted postal code]), 4-2010 (75 FR [redacted postal code]), or 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), as applicable, and 29 CFR Part 1911. ## §1910.132 General requirements. - (a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact. - (b) Employee-owned equipment. Where employees provide their own protective equipment, the employer shall be responsible to assure its adequacy, including proper maintenance, and sanitation of such equipment. - (c) Design. All personal protective equipment shall be of safe design and construction for the work to be performed. - (d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall: - (i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment; - (ii) Communicate selection decisions to each affected employee; and, - (iii) Select PPE that properly fits each affected employee. NOTE: N…

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## Part 18 Personal Protective Equipment ## Duty to use personal protective equipment 228 (1) If the hazard assessment indicates the need for personal protective equipment, an employer must ensure that - (a) workers wear personal protective equipment that is correct for the hazard and protects workers, - (b) workers properly use and wear the personal protective equipment, - (c) the personal protective equipment is in a condition to perform the function for which it is designed, and - (d) workers are trained in the correct use, care, limitations and assigned maintenance of the personal protective equipment. ## 228 (2) A worker must - (a) use and wear properly the appropriate personal protective equipment specified in this Code in accordance with the training and instruction received, - (b) inspect the personal protective equipment before using it, and - (c) not use personal protective equipment that is unable to perform the function for which it is designed. 228 (3) An employer must ensure that the use of personal protective equipment does not itself endanger the worker. ## Eye Protection ## Eye and face protectors 229 (1) If a worker's eyes may be injured or irritated at a work site, an employer must ensure that the worker wears personal protective equipment to protect the eyes that is - (a) approved to CSA Standard Z94.3-15, Eye and face protectors , and - (b) appropriate to the work being done and the hazard involved. 229 (2) Prescription eyewear may be worn if it - (a) is personal protective equipment to protect the eyes, - (b) meets the requirements of CSA Standard Z94.3-15, Eye and face protectors , and - (c) is appropriate to the work and the hazard involved. 229 (2.1) Prescription personal protective equipment to protect the eyes having glass lenses must not be used if there is danger of impact unless it is worn behind equipment meeting the requirements of subsection (1). 229 (2.2) If the use of plastic prescription lenses is impracticable, and …