[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 7]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1917.93]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1917--MARINE TERMINALS--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart E--Personal Protection
 
Sec. 1917.93  Head protection.

    (a) 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.
    (b) Such equipment shall comply with American National Standards 
Institute, ANSI Z-89.1-1986, ``Personnel Protection-Protective Headwear 
for Industrial Workers-Requirements.''
    (c) Protective hats previously worn shall be cleaned and disinfected 
before issuance by the employer to another employee.

[48 FR 30909, July 5, 1983, as amended at 62 FR 40201, July 25, 1997]