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- (a) CSA Standard Z94.1-15, Industrial protective headwear - Performance, selection, care, and use , or - (b) ANSI Standard Z89.1-2003, American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection , for Type II head protection, - if the protective headwear was manufactured on or after March 31, 2023. - 234 (2) Subject to sections 235, 236 and 237, if there is a foreseeable danger of injury to a worker's head at a work site and the possibility of lateral impact to the head is unlikely, an employer must ensure that the worker wears protective headwear that is appropriate to the hazard and meets the requirements of - (a) CSA Standard CAN/CSA Z94.1-05, Industrial Protective Headwear , or - (b) ANSI Standard Z89.1-2003, American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection , if the protective headwear was manufactured on or after July 1, 2009. AR 191/2021 s234;242/2022 ## Bicycles and skates 235 (1) An employer must ensure that a worker who is riding a bicycle or using in-line skates or a similar means of transport wears protective headwear - (a) that is approved to one of the following standards for bicycle safety helmets if the protective headwear was manufactured on or after July 1, 2009: - (i) CSA CAN/CSA D113.2-M89 (R2004), Cycling Helmets ; - (ii) CPSC, Title 16 Code of U.S. Federal Regulations Part 1203, Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets ; - (iii) Snell Memorial Foundation B-90A, 1998 Standard for Protective Headgear for Use in Bicycling ; - (iv) Snell Memorial Foundation B-95A, 1998 Standard for Protective Headgear for Use with Bicycles ; - (v) Snell Memorial Foundation N-94, 1994 Standard for Protective Headgear in Non-Motorized Sports ; - (vi) ASTM F1447-06, Standard Specification for Helmets Used in Recreational Bicycling or Roller Skating , - (vii) - (x) - repealed, and - (b) that is free of damage or modification that would reduce its effectiveness. - 235 (2) Despite subsection (1), if workers at a work site normally wear protective headwear in accor…

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Division 2 AO 2-2023 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (e) Sources of light radiation, i.e., welding, brazing, cutting, furnaces, heat treating, high intensity lights, etc; - (f) Sources of falling objects or potential for dropping objects; - (g) Sources of sharp objects which might pierce the feet or cut the hands; - (h) Sources of rolling or pinching objects which could crush the feet; - (i) Layout of workplace and location of co-workers; and - (j) Any electrical hazards. In addition, injury/accident data should be reviewed to help identify problem areas. - c. Organize data. Following the walk-through survey, it is necessary to organize the data and information for use in the assessment of hazards. The objective is to prepare for an analysis of the hazards in the environment to enable proper selection of protective equipment. - d. Analyze data. Having gathered and organized data on a workplace, an estimate of the potential for injuries should be made. Each of the basic hazards (paragraph 3.a) should be reviewed and a determination made as to the type, level of risk, and seriousness of potential injury from each of the hazards found in the area. The possibility of exposure to several hazards simultaneously should be considered. - 4. Selection guidelines. After completion of the procedures in paragraph 3, the general procedure for selection of protective equipment is to: a) Become familiar with the potential hazards and the type of protective equipment that is available, and what it can do; i.e., splash protection, impact protection, etc.; b) compare the hazards associated with the environment; i.e., impact velocities, masses, projectile shape, radiation intensities, with the capabilities of the available protective equipment; c) select the protective equipment which ensures a level of protection greater than the minimum required to protect employees from the hazards; and d) fit the user with the protective device and…

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ during overhead welding or cutting operations. Leather skull caps may be worn under helmets to prevent head burns. - (g) For overhead welding and cutting, or welding and cutting in extremely confined spaces, ear protection is sometimes desirable. - (h) Where there is exposure to sharp or heavy falling objects, or a hazard of bumping in confined spaces, hard hats or head protectors must be used. [Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, .040, .050, and .060. 15-24-100 (Order 15-04), § 296-24-[redacted postal code], filed 12/01/2015, effective 01/05/2016. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, .040, .050. 01-11-038 (Order 99-36), § 296-24-[redacted postal code], filed 05/09/01, effective 09/01/01. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-20-057 (Order 94-16), 296-24-[redacted postal code], filed 9/30/94, effective 11/20/94; Order 73-5, 296-24-[redacted postal code], filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, 296-24-[redacted postal code], filed 5/7/73.] ## WAC 296-24-[redacted postal code] Work in confined spaces. - (1) General . As used herein confined space is intended to mean a relatively small or restricted space such as a tank, boiler, pressure vessel, or small compartment of a ship. - (2) Ventilation . Ventilation is a prerequisite to work in confined spaces. For ventilation requirements see WAC 296-24-[redacted postal code] through 296-24-[redacted postal code]. - (3) Securing cylinders and machinery . When welding or cutting is being performed in any confined spaces you must leave the gas cylinders and welding machines on the outside. Before operations are started, you must securely block heavy portable equipment mounted on wheels to prevent accidental movement. - (4) Lifelines . Where a welder must enter a confined space through a manhole or other smal…

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L ## GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - (vii) Each toprail or equivalent member of a guardrail system shall be capable of withstanding, without failure, a force applied in any downward or horizontal direction at any point along its top edge of at least 100 pounds (445 n) for guardrail systems installed on single-point adjustable suspension scaffolds or two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds, and at least 200 pounds (890 n) for guardrail systems installed on all other scaffolds. - (viii) When the loads specified in paragraph (g)(4)(vii) of this section are applied in a downward direction, the top edge shall not drop below the height above the platform surface that is prescribed in paragraph (g)(4)(ii) of this section. - (ix) Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels, and equivalent structural members of a guardrail system shall be capable of withstanding, without failure, a force applied in any downward or horizontal direction at any point along the midrail or other member of at least 75 pounds (333 n) for guardrail systems with a minimum 100 pound toprail capacity, and at least 150 pounds (666 n) for guardrail systems with a minimum 200 pound toprail capacity. - (x) Suspension scaffold hoists and non-walkthrough stirrups may be used as end guardrails, if the space between the hoist or stirrup and the side guardrail or structure does not allow passage of an employee to the end of the scaffold. - (xi) Guardrails shall be surfaced to prevent injury to an employee from punctures or lacerations, and to prevent snagging of clothing. - (xii) The ends of all rails shall not overhang the terminal posts except when such overhang does not constitute a projection hazard to employees. - (xiii) Steel or plastic banding shall not be used as a toprail or midrail. - (xiv) Manila or plastic (or other synthetic) rope being used for toprails or midrails shall be inspected by a competent person as frequently as necessary to ensure that it continues to meet the stren…

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## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 - (c) a construction site; - (d) a drilling operation; - (e) an oil or gas servicing operation. - (3) If a worker may contact an exposed energized electrical conductor, an employer or contractor shall provide, and require the worker to use, approved industrial protective headwear that is of adequate dielectric strength to protect the worker. - (4) If a worker is required by these regulations to use industrial protective headwear, an employer or contractor shall provide to the worker: - (a) a suitable liner if it is necessary to protect the worker from cold conditions; and - (b) a retention system to secure the industrial protective headwear firmly to the worker's head if the worker is likely to work in conditions that may cause the headwear to dislodge. - (5) An employer or contractor shall ensure that any industrial protective headwear provided to a worker pursuant to these regulations is fluorescent orange or other high visibility colour if: - (a) the worker is working in a forestry or sawmilling operation; or - (b) visibility of the worker is necessary to protect the health and safety of the worker. - (6) An employer or contractor shall not require or permit a worker to use any industrial protective headwear that: - (a) is damaged or structurally modified; - (b) has been subjected to severe impact; or - (c) has been painted or has been cleaned with solvents. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s7-6. ## Workers using all terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, etc. - 7-7 (1) In this section: 'all terrain vehicle' means an all-terrain vehicle as defined in The All Terrain Vehicles Act ; 'snowmobile' means a snowmobile as defined in The Snowmobile Act ; 'towed conveyance' means any sled, cutter, trailer, toboggan or carrier that may be towed by a snowmobile or an all terrain vehicle. - (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that every worker who is required or permitted to travel in or on an all terra…

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tective equipment that is appropriate to the hazard and that conforms to CSA standard CSA Z94.1-15, 'Indus -trial protective headwear - Performance, selection, care, and use' or a standard offering equivalent or better pro -tection. - 40 (3) An employer shall provide the safety headwear referred to in subsections (1) and (2) to employees and shall ensure that the employees wear the headwear. - 40 (4) The safety headwear shall be equipped with a re -tention system to secure the safety headwear to the em -ployee's head when the employee is working in condi -tions that may cause loss of the headwear. 2001-33; 2020-35; 2024, c.5, s.2; 2024-38 ## Foot protection - 41 (1) On a project site, an employee shall use Grade 1 footwear with sole protection that conforms to CSA standard CSA Z195:14 (R2019), 'Protective Footwear' or a standard offering equivalent protection. - 41 (2) At a place of employment, other than a project site, where an employee is exposed to a hazard that may injure the employee's foot, the employee shall use pro -tective equipment that is appropriate to the hazard and that conforms to CSA standard CSA Z195:14 (R2019), 'Protective Footwear' or a standard offering equivalent protection. 2001-33; 2020-35; 2022-79 ## Protection for skin - 42 Where an employee is exposed to a hazard that may injure the skin, the employee shall use, as necessary, - (a) adequate protective gloves, - (b) adequate protective footwear, - (c) adequate body covering, - (d) - Repealed: 2024-38 - (e) a barrier cream or oil to prevent irritation to ex -posed parts of the body, or - (f) other protective equipment sufficient to provide protection from the hazard. 2024-38 au danger qui satisfait à la norme Z94.1-15 de la CSA, « Casques de sécurité pour l'industrie : tenue en service, sélection, entretien et utilisation » ou une norme offrant une protection équivalente ou supérieure. - 40 (3) L'employeur fournit aux salariés les casques de sécurité …