[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR50-204.7]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
            CHAPTER 50--PUBLIC CONTRACTS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 50-204_SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL SUPPLY CONTRACTS
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              Subpart B_General Safety and Health Standards
 
Sec.  50-204.7  Personal protective equipment.

    Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for 
eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory 
devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, 
and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is 
necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical 
hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a 
manner capable of causing injury or impairment in function of any part 
of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact. Where 
employees provide their own protective equipment, the employer shall be 
responsible to assure its adequacy, including proper maintenance and 
sanitation of such equipment. All personal protective equipment shall be 
of safe design and construction for the work to be performed.

[35 FR 1015, Jan. 24, 1970]

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