[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: 29CFR1926.107]

[Page 186]
 
                             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. 1926.107  Definitions applicable to this subpart.

    (a) Contaminant means any material which by reason of its action 
upon, within, or to a person is likely to cause physical harm.
    (b) Lanyard means a rope, suitable for supporting one person. One 
end is fastened to a safety belt or harness and the other end is secured 
to a substantial object or a safety line.
    (c) Lifeline means a rope, suitable for supporting one person, to 
which a lanyard or safety belt (or harness) is attached.
    (d) O.D. means optical density and refers to the light refractive 
characteristics of a lens.
    (e) Radiant energy means energy that travels outward in all 
directions from its sources.
    (f) Safety belt means a device, usually worn around the waist which, 
by reason of its attachment to a lanyard and lifeline or a structure, 
will prevent a worker from falling.

[44 FR 8577, Feb. 9, 1979]