[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1910.135]

[Page 445]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR

 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 

                                OF LABOR

 
PART 1910_OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS--Table of Contents

 
                 Subpart I_Personal Protective Equipment

 
Sec. 1910.135  Head protection.


    (a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each 

affected employee wears a protective helmet when working in areas where 

there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects.

    (2) The employer shall ensure that a protective helmet designed to 

reduce electrical shock hazard is worn by each such affected employee 

when near exposed electrical conductors which could contact the head.

    (b) Criteria for protective helmets. (1) Protective helmets 

purchased after July 5, 1994 shall comply with ANSI Z89.1-1986, 

``American National Standard for Personnel Protection--Protective 

Headwear for Industrial Workers-Requirements,'' which is incorporated by 

reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6, or shall be demonstrated to be 

equally effective.

    (2) Protective helmets purchased before July 5, 1994 shall comply 

with the ANSI standard ``American National Standard Safety Requirements 

for Industrial Head Protection,'' ANSI Z89.1-1969, which is incorporated 

by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6, or shall be demonstrated by 

the employer to be equally effective.



[59 FR 16362, Apr. 6, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 9238, Mar. 7, 1996; 61 

FR 19548, May 2, 1996]