What are the safety requirements for Hard Hats
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Published by SALUSMandatory safety requirements for hard hats include adherence to OSHA standards and ANSI specifications to protect against head injuries from impact, falling objects, electrical shock, and burns. Employers must ensure employees wear appropriate head protection in areas with potential head injury hazards. [1]
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[1] Construction Safety and Health Standards (MIOSHA)
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# 1926.100 - HEAD PROTECTION 1926.100(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets. - 1926.100(b) Criteria for head protection. - 1926.100(b)(1) The employer must provide each employee with head protection that meets the specifications contained in any of the following consensus standards: - 1926.100(b)(1)(i) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z89.1-2009, "American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection," incorporated by reference in 1926.6; - 1926.100(b)(1)(ii) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z89.1-2003, "American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection," incorporated by reference in 1926.6; or - 1926.100(b)(1)(iii) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z89.1-1997, "American National Standard for Personnel Protection-Protective Headwear for Industrial Workers-Requirements," incorporated by reference in 1926.6. - 1926.100(b)(2) The employer must ensure that the head protection provided for each employee exposed to high- voltage electric shock and burns also meets the specifications contained in Section 9.7 ("Electrical Insulation") of any of the consensus standards identified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section. - 1926.100(b)(3) OSHA will deem any head protection device that the employer demonstrates is at least as effective as a head protection device constructed in accordance with one of the consensus standards identified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section to be in compliance with the requirements of this section. [77 FR [redacted postal code], June 22, 2012; 77 FR [redacted postal code], July 23, 2012] 12
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