[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 8]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1926.100]

[Page 182-183]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                                OF LABOR
 
PART 1926_SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart E_Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment
 
Sec. 1926.100  Head protection.

    (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

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and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.
    (b) Helmets for the protection of employees against impact and 
penetration of falling and flying objects shall meet the specifications 
contained in American National Standards Institute, Z89.1-1969, Safety 
Requirements for Industrial Head Protection.
    (c) Helmets for the head protection of employees exposed to high 
voltage electrical shock and burns shall meet the specifications 
contained in American National Standards Institute, Z89.2-1971.