California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders
Group 2 - Safe Practices and Personal Protection
Article 10 - Personal Safety Devices and Safeguards
Section 3381 - Head Protection
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Employees working in locations where there is a risk of receiving head injuries from flying or falling objects and/or electric shock and burns shall wear approved head protection in accordance with this section.
(b) When head protection is required, the employer shall provide each employee with head protection that meets the criteria in one of the following standards, which are hereby incorporated by reference:
(c)
NOTE: Protective helmets are described by impact type and electrical class. All protective helmets required by subsection (b) meet either Type I or Type II impact requirements. Type I helmets are intended to reduce the force of impact resulting from a blow only to the top of the head. Type II helmets are intended to reduce the force of impact resulting from a blow to the top or sides of the head.
(d) Each approved protective helmet required by subsection (b) shall bear the permanent markings required by the ANSI standard under which it was approved. At a minimum, the marking shall identify the manufacturer, ANSI designated standard number and date, and ANSI designated class and impact type of helmet.
(e) Where there is a risk of injury from hair entanglements in moving parts of machinery, combustibles or toxic contaminants, employees shall confine their hair to eliminate the hazard.
1.
Repealer and new section filed 7-11-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 74, No. 28).
2. Amendment of subsection (a) and newly
designated subsection (b)(1), new subsection (b)(2), repealer of subsection
(c), subsection relettering, and new NOTE filed 12-13-94; operative 1-12-95
(Register 94, No. 50).
3. Amendment filed 9-30-2004; operative
10-30-2004 (Register 2004, No. 40).
4. Amendment filed 3-14-2013;
operative 7-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 11).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
