Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL
Subchapter C - HEAD AND EYE PROTECTION
SPECIFICATIONS
Section 39.561 - Protectors

Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 39.561

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(a) Classification. Protectors, including goggles, helmets, shields, hoods and masks, shall be worn during hazardous processes or occupation.

(b) Exception. Protectors shall not be required if other approved safeguards are furnished which adequately protect the worker from the hazard.

(c) Metal case with goggles. A suitable individual unlined metal case, with rounded corners, capable of withstanding sterilization in boiling water, shall be furnished with each pair of goggles.

(d) Inspection. Protectors shall be frequently inspected by the employer or by his authorized representative for the purpose of assurance that they are in good condition. The Department or its authorized representative will, from time to time, inspect the protectors in use.

(e) Interchanging between employes. Protectors, except hand shields, shall not be interchanged among employes unless they have been sterilized between each change.

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