SD.I.10061-M-1_Appendix_R.pdf

Appendix R

SD.I.10061-M-1

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Purpose 1

2. Scope 1

3. Roles and Responsibilities 2

4. General Requirements 3

5. Written Hazard Assessment and Equipment Selection 3

6. Head Protection 4

7. Eye and Face Protection 5

8. Hearing Protection 7

9. Hand and Body Protection 8

10. Foot Protection 8

11. Respiratory Protection 9

12. Fall Protection 9

13. Protection Against Drowning 12

14. High-Visibility Apparel 13

15. Electrical Protective Equipment 13

16. USIBWC Payment for PPE 14

17. Training 14

18. Recordkeeping 16

19. Supersession 16

20. Effective Date 16

21. Definitions 16

22. References 17

1. Purpose. The purpose of this program is to establish minimum requirements and procedures for the safety and health of USIBWC employees who use, maintain or select personal protective equipment (PPE) in their duties and responsibilities.

This program is meant to meet the relevant requirements of federal OSHA’s personal protective equipment regulations found in Subpart I of 29 CFR 1910, as well as relevant requirements from CAL-OSHA and the Army Corp of Engineers Safety Manual, EM 385 1-1 (2008).

2. Scope

This program pertains to all USIBWC employees who use, maintain or select PPE. The program also contains guidelines for USIBWC payment for PPE.

3. Roles and Responsibilities

A. USIBWC employees who use PPE

• Receive and understand training on PPE

• Inspect PPE each day before use.

• Maintain and store PPE properly.

• After each use, clean and sanitize PPE as appropriate.

B. USIBWC Area Operations Manager (AOM), Department Managers

• Coordinates with USIBWC Safety and Occupational Health Manager in developing written hazard assessments and activity hazard analysis that specify required and recommended PPE.

• Selects, and has each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;

• Communicates selection decisions to each affected employee;

• Selects PPE that properly fits each affected employee;

• Ensures that USIBWC personnel are appropriately trained in accordance with this program;

• Coordinates with USIBWC Safety and Occupational Health Manager on technical issues such as hazard assessment, selection and regulatory compliance issues;

C. USIBWC Safety and Occupational Health Manager (SOHM)

• Responsible for establishment and maintenance of this program.

• Reviews this program at least annually and makes appropriate changes to ensure that the program appropriately addresses hazards and maintains regulatory compliance.

• Assists managers in assessing the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of PPE.

• Training Administrator. Maintains file of course status, written exam scores, practical evaluations and course completion certificates.

• Provides leadership and guidance to employees in reference to PPE.

4. General Requirements.

A. Application. The AOM shall provide protective equipment, including PPE for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers. Employees shall use and maintain PPE 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 the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

B. Employee-owned equipment. Where employees provide their own protective equipment, the AOM shall be responsible to assure its adequacy, including proper maintenance, and sanitation of such equipment. Employees must obtain supervisor approval prior to using such equipment.

C. Design. All PPE shall be of safe design and construction for the work to be performed.

D. Defective and damaged equipment. Employees shall not use defective or damaged PPE. Any maintenance performed shall be in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations.

5. Written hazard assessment and equipment selection.

A. The AOM or designated manager(s) shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of PPE.

B. If hazards are present, or likely to be present, that call for the use of PPE, the AOM or designated manager(s) shall:

(1) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;

(2) Communicate selection decisions to each affected employee; and,

(3) Select PPE that properly fits each affected employee.

C. The SOHM shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

6. Head protection.

A. Employees working in locations or performing tasks where there is a risk of receiving head injuries from flying or falling objects and/or electric shock shall wear approved head protection.

B. The SOHM shall annotate required PPE, including head protection, on Activity Hazard Analyses of tasks requiring the use of PPE.

C. All personnel, including contractors and visitors, must wear hard hats when entering or working in designated hard hat areas

D. The AOM shall ensure that conspicuous signs are posted stating “HARD HATS REQUIRED BEYOND THIS POINT,” or similar, at all entrances to hard hat areas and appropriate locations.

E. Hard Hat Design.

(1) Protective helmets placed in service after October 30, 2004 shall comply with ANSI Z89.1-1997 Industrial Head Protection. The appropriate class of ANSI designated helmet shall be selected and used in accordance with the following:

(a) When there is no risk of head injury from contact with electrical conductors, and protective helmets are only required to reduce the danger of injury from flying or falling objects, protective helmets shall be ANSI approved Class C, E, or G.

(b) When there is a risk of head injury from contact with conductors less than 600 volts, protective helmets shall be ANSI approved Class E or G.

(c) When there is a risk of head injury from contact with conductors greater than 600 volts, protective helmets shall be ANSI approved Class E.

(2) Each approved protective helmet shall bear the original marking 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 of helmet.

F. 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.

7. Eye and Face Protection.

A. General. The AOM shall ensure that employees working in locations where there is a risk of receiving eye injuries such as punctures, abrasions, contusions, or burns as a result of contact with flying particles, hazardous substances, projections or injurious light rays which are inherent in the work or environment, are safeguarded by means of face or eye protection. Suitable screens or shields isolating the hazardous exposure may be considered adequate safeguarding for nearby employees.

B. Design. Eye and face protection must comply with ANSI Z87.1-1989, "Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection."

C. Corrective Lenses.

(1) Employees who wear corrective lenses, when required to wear eye protection, shall wear one of the following:

(a) Protective spectacles with lenses that provide optical correction.

(b) Protective goggles or face shields that can be worn over corrective glasses or contact lenses.

(c) Goggles that incorporate corrective lenses mounted behind protective lenses.

(2) Wearing of contact lens is prohibited in working environments having harmful exposure to materials or light flashes, except when special precautionary procedures, which are medically approved, have been established for the protection of the exposed employee.

D. Eye and Face Protection while performing Electric Welding. Employees must wear nonflammable welding helmets with lift-front or stationary-front lens when engaged in electric welding operations. Employees must wear safety glasses or flash goggles under the helmet to protect their eyes when raising the helmet for scaling operations. Helmet filter lens shades must conform with Table R-1.

E. Gas-Torch Cutting and Welding. When gas-torch cutting and welding, employees must wear a welding mask, weld-view or cover-glass goggles, or similar goggles that provide equivalent eye and face protection. The eye protectors must have filter lenses that conform to the requirements in Table R-1.

Sunglasses do not meet this requirement.

TABLE R-1

FILTER LENS SHADE NUMBERS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIANT ENERGY

Welding operation Shade

Number Shielded metal-arc welding 1 1/16-, 3/32-, 1/8, 5/32-inch Diameter electrodes

Gas-shielded arc welding (nonferrous) 1/16-, 3/32-, 1/8-, 5/32-inch diameter electrodes.

Gas-shielded arc welding (ferrous) 1/16-, 3/32-, 1/8-, 5/32-inch diameter electrodes

Shielded metal-arc welding 3/16-, 7/32-, 1/4-inch diameter electrodes 12 5/16-, 3/8-inch diameter electrodes. 14 Atomic hydrogen welding 10-14 Carbon-arc welding 14 Soldering 2 Torch brazing 3 or 4 Light cutting, up to 1 inch 3 or 4 Medium cutting, 1 inch to 6 inches 4 or 5 Heavy cutting, over 6 inches 5 or 6 Gas welding (light), up to 1/8-inch 4 or 5 Gas welding (medium), 1/8-inch to 1/2-inch 5 or 6 Gas welding (heavy), over 1/2-inch 6 or 8

G. Laser Protection.

(1) Employees whose occupation or assignment requires exposure to laser beams shall be furnished suitable laser safety goggles which will protect for the specific wavelength of the laser and be of optical density (O.D.) adequate for the energy involved. Table R-2 lists the maximum power or energy density for which adequate protection is afforded by glasses of optical densities from 5 through 8.

TABLE R-2

SELECTING LASER SAFETY GLASS

CW maximum power density (watts/cm2)

Optical density (O.D.) Attenuation factor

10 5 105 10 6 106

1.0 7 107

10.0 8 108

(2) Output levels falling between lines in this table shall require the higher optical density.

(3) All protective goggles shall bear a label identifying the following data:

• The laser wavelengths for which use is intended;

• The optical density of those wavelengths;

• The visible light transmission.

8. Hearing Protection.

A. Permissible Noise Exposures. When employees are subjected to sound exceeding those listed in Table R-3, feasible administrative or engineering controls shall be utilized. If such controls fail to reduce sound levels within the levels of Table R-3, PPE shall be provided and used to reduce sound levels within the levels of the table.

TABLE R-3

PERMISSIBLE NOISE EXPOSURES FOR USIBWC EMPLOYEES

Duration per day Sound level (dBA, slow response)

8 hours 90 6 hours 92 4 hours 95 3 hours 97 2 hours 100

1 hour 30 minutes 102 1 hour 105

30 minutes 110 15 minutes 115

B. Attenuation. Hearing protectors must attenuate employee exposure at least to an 8-hour time-weighted average of 90 dBA.

C. Noise Reduction Rating. The noise reduction rating (NRR) of all hearing protective devices used must be based on one of the following methods:

(1) One of the three methods developed by NIOSH (described in the "List of Personal Hearing Protectors and Attenuation Data," HEW Publication No. 76- 120, 1975, pages 21-37). These methods are known as NIOSH methods No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3.

(2) ANSI S12.6-2008, "Methods for the Measurement of the Real-Ear Attenuation of Hearing Protectors."

(3) ANSI S3.19-1974, "Measurement of Real-Ear Protection of Hearing Protectors and Physical Attenuation of Ear Muffs."

D. Hearing Device Labels. Hearing protective devices must be labeled by the manufacturer according to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 40 CFR Part 211.

9. Hand and Body Protection.

A. Hand Protection

(1) Appropriate hand protection is required for employers to use when their hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.

(2) The selection of the appropriate hand protection shall be based on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the task(s) to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified.

(3) Hand protection, such as gloves, shall not be worn where there is a danger of the hand protection becoming entangled in moving machinery or materials.

B. Body Protection

(1) Body protection may be required for employees whose work exposes parts of their body, not otherwise protected as required by other sections of this directive, to hazardous or flying substances or objects.

(2) Clothing appropriate for the work being done shall be worn. Loose sleeves, tails, ties, lapels, cuffs, or other loose clothing which can be entangled in moving machinery shall not be worn.

(3) Clothing saturated or impregnated with flammable liquids, corrosive substances, irritants or oxidizing agents shall be removed and shall not be worn until properly cleaned.

10. Foot Protection.

A. Appropriate foot protection shall be required for employees who are exposed to:

• foot injuries from electrical hazards,

• hot, corrosive, poisonous substances,

• falling objects,

• crushing or penetrating actions, which may cause injuries or

• who are required to work in abnormally wet locations.

(1) Required protective footwear purchased after January 26, 2007 shall meet the requirements and specifications in:

• ASTM F 2412-05, Standard Test Methods for Foot Protection; and,

• ASTM F 2413-05, Standard Specification for Performance

Requirements for Foot Protection.

(2) Required protective footwear purchased on or before January 26, 2007 shall meet the requirements of either:

• ANSI Z41.1-1999, or

• ASTM F2412-05, Standard Test Methods for Foot Protection and,

• ASTM F 2413-05, Standard Specification for Performance

Requirements for Foot Protection.

B. Protective footwear may be required in situations other than described above. In these situations, management shall perform a hazard assessment and appropriate personal protective equipment, including footwear, shall be selected based on the nature of the hazard.

C. Footwear which is defective or inappropriate to the extent that its ordinary use creates the possibility of foot injuries shall not be worn.

11. Respiratory Protection.

Respiratory protection shall be selected, used and maintained in accordance with the USIBWC Respiratory Protection Program. Before using respiratory protection, all pertinent fit testing, training and medical evaluations must be performed. The requirements are detailed in the USIBWC Respiratory Protection Program.

12. Fall Protection.

A. Employees shall use, maintain and store personal fall protection equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and recommendations or as prescribed by the Competent Person for fall protection.

B. Body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. Note:

The use of a body belt in a positioning device system is acceptable.

C. Only full body harnesses meeting the requirements of ANSI/ASSE Z359.1 are acceptable. Full body harnesses labeled to meet the requirements of the ANSI A10.14 shall not be used.

D. Lineman’s equipment (electrically rated harnesses). The full body harness used around high voltage equipment or structures shall be an industry designed "linemen's FP harness" that will resist arc flashing and shall have either straps or plastic coated D-Rings and positioning side D-Rings in lieu of exposed metal D- Rings and exposed metal positioning side D-Rings. All other exposed metal parts of the linemen's harnesses shall also be plastic coated (i.e. buckles and adjusters)."

E. Connectors.

(1) Connectors shall be drop forged, pressed or formed steel, or made of equivalent materials.

(2) Connectors shall have a corrosion-resistant finish, and all surfaces and edges shall be smooth to prevent damage to interfacing parts of the system.

F. Dee-rings and snaphooks.

(1) Dee-rings and snap hooks shall have a minimum tensile strength of 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN).

(2) Dee-rings and snaphooks shall be proof-tested to a minimum tensile load of 3,600 pounds (16 kN) without cracking, breaking, or taking permanent deformation.

(3) Snaphooks shall be sized to be compatible with the member to which they are connected to prevent unintentional disengagement of the snaphook by depression of the snaphook keeper by the connected member, or shall be a locking type snaphook designed and used to prevent disengagement of the snaphook by the contact of the snaphook keeper by the connected member.

Only locking type snaphooks shall be used.

(4) Unless the snaphook is a locking type and designed for the following connections, snaphooks shall not be engaged:

• directly to webbing, rope or wire rope;

• to each other;

• to a dee-ring to which another snaphook or other connector is attached;

• to a horizontal lifeline; or

• to any object which is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snaphook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snaphook keeper and release itself.

G. On suspended scaffolds or similar work platforms with horizontal lifelines which may become vertical lifelines, the devices used to connect to a horizontal lifeline shall be capable of locking in both directions on the lifeline.

H. Horizontal lifelines shall be designed, installed, and used, under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall arrest system, which maintains a safety factor of at least two.

I. Lanyards and vertical lifelines shall have a minimum breaking strength of 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN).

J. When vertical lifelines are used, each employee shall be attached to a separate lifeline.

K. Lifelines shall be protected against being cut or abraded.

L. Self-retracting lifelines and lanyards which automatically limit free fall distance to 2 feet (0.61 m) or less shall be capable of sustaining a minimum tensile load of 3,000 pounds (13.3 kN) applied to the device with the lifeline or lanyard in the fully extended position.

M. Self-retracting lifelines and lanyards which do not limit free fall distance to 2 feet (0.61 m) or less, ripstitch lanyards, and tearing and deforming lanyards shall be capable of sustaining a minimum tensile load of 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) applied to the device with the lifeline or lanyard in the fully extended position.

N. Ropes and straps (webbing) used in lanyards, lifelines, and strength components of body belts and body harnesses shall be made from synthetic fibers.

O. Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment shall be independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached, or shall be designed, installed, and used as follows:

• as part of a complete personal fall arrest system which maintains a safety factor of at least two; and

• under the supervision of a qualified person.

P. Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, shall:

(1) limit maximum arresting force on an employee to 900 pounds (4 kN) when used with a body belt;

(2) limit maximum arresting force on an employee to 1,800 pounds (8 kN) when used with a body harness;

(3) be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level;

(4) bring an employee to a complete stop and limit maximum deceleration distance an employee travels to 3.5 feet (1.07 m); and,

(5) have sufficient strength to withstand twice the potential impact energy of an employee free falling a distance of 6 feet (1.8 m), or the free fall distance permitted by the system, whichever is less.

Q. The attachment point of the body belt shall be located in the center of the wearer's back. The attachment point of the body harness shall be located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head.

R. Harnesses and other fall protection components shall be used only for employee protection (as part of a personal fall arrest system or positioning device system) and not to hoist materials.

S. Personal fall arrest systems and components subjected to impact loading shall be immediately removed from service and shall not be used again for employee protection until inspected and determined by a competent person to be undamaged and suitable for reuse.

T. The AOM shall ensure that provisions are in place for prompt rescue of employees in the event of a fall or shall assure that employees are able to rescue themselves.

U. Employees shall inspect personal fall arrest systems prior to each use for wear, damage and other deterioration, and defective components shall be removed from service.

13. Protection Against Drowning.

A. The AOM, or designated manager shall provide and employees shall use U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket or buoyant work vests while working over or near water, where the danger of drowning exists.

B. Employees shall not use personal flotation devices (PFDs) that depend solely on inflation to provide flotation (USCG Type III or V inflatables) onboard watercraft or in activities that subject the PFD to abrasion or to substances that might affect the device’s effectiveness.

C. Inspection and Replacement.

(1) Employees shall inspect PFDs and buoyant work vests before and after every use for defects that would compromise safety.

(2) Devices shall be replaced that have less than 13 pounds buoyancy or are otherwise defective.

14. High-Visibility Apparel.

A. Performance Class 2. Employees shall wear high-visibility apparel meeting, at minimum, ANSI/ISEA 07-2004 Performance Class 2 requirements (such as, but not limited to, signal persons, spotters, survey crews and inspectors) whenever:

(1) Employees are exposed to vehicular or equipment traffic at speeds up to 45 mph (72.4 kph);

(2) There is limited visibility of workers exposed to mobile/heavy equipment operations, vehicles, load handling, or other hazardous activities;

(3) Reduced visibility conditions exist due to weather conditions, illumination, or visually complex backgrounds where ambient visibility is at least 50 ft (15.2 m); OR

(4) Employees are involved in activities in close proximity to vehicular traffic with no protective barriers.

B. Performance Class 3. If any or all of the following conditions exist, a determination shall be made by the AOM, based on a risk assessment, as to whether Performance Class 3 high-visibility apparel is needed for higher visibility of employees. If so, they shall be worn by employees.

(1) Employees are exposed to vehicular or equipment traffic in excess of 45 mph (72.4 kph);

(2) Reduced visibility conditions exist due to weather conditions, illumination, or visually complex backgrounds where ambient visibility is less than 50 ft (15.2 m); OR

(3) Employees are performing tasks which divert attention from approaching vehicular traffic, traveling in excess of 45 mph (72.4 kph), as posted.

C. The apparel background material color shall be either fluorescent yellow-green, fluorescent orange-red, or fluorescent red (see ANSI/ISEA 107). When choosing color, optimization of color conspicuity between the wearer and work environment shall be considered.

15. Electrical Protective Equipment.

A. Employees shall use electrical protective equipment in accordance with the latest version of the USIBWC Electrical Safety Related Practices.

B. Employees shall use electrical protective equipment in accordance with OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.137, Electrical Protective Equipment, Paragraph

(g) of 29 CFR 1910.269, Electrical power generation, transmission, and distribution and the latest version of NFPA 70E, Electrical Safety in the Workplace.

16. USIBWC Payment for Protective Equipment.

A. USIBWC shall provide protective equipment, including PPE at no cost to USIBWC employees unless otherwise exempted in this section.

B. USIBWC will not pay for replacement PPE when the employee has lost or intentionally damaged the PPE.

C. USIBWC is not required to pay for:

(1) Everyday clothing, such as long-sleeve shirts, long pants, street shoes, and normal work boots; or

(2) Ordinary clothing, skin creams, or other items, used solely for protection from weather, such as winter coats, jackets, gloves, parkas, rubber boots, hats, raincoats, ordinary sunglasses, and sunscreen.

D. Where an employee provides adequate protective equipment he or she owns, USIBWC may allow the employee to use it and is not required to reimburse the employee for that equipment.

17. Training.

A. The AOM shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE. Each such employee shall be trained to know at least the following:

(1) When PPE is necessary;

(2) What PPE is necessary;

(3) How to properly don, doff, adjust, and wear PPE;

(4) The limitations of the PPE; and,

(5) The proper care, maintenance, useful life and disposal of the PPE.

B. Each affected employee shall demonstrate an understanding of the training, and the ability to use PPE properly, before being allowed to perform work requiring the use of PPE.

C. When there is reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required, the employee shall be retrained.

Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, situations where:

(1) Changes in the workplace render previous training obsolete; or

(2) Changes in the types of PPE to be used render previous training obsolete;

or

(3) Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of assigned PPE indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill.

D. Each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards from heights and using fall protection equipment shall be trained by a Competent Person for fall protection, who is qualified in delivering fall protection training to the workers in the safe use of fall protection systems/equipment and the recognition of fall hazards related to their use, including:

(1) The nature of fall hazards in the work area;

(2) The correct procedures for erecting, using, dismantling, maintaining, and storing fall protection equipment;

(3) The application limits, free fall distance, total fall distance and clearance requirements of fall protection systems and equipment;

(4) Rescue equipment and procedures;

(5) Hands-on training and practical demonstrations;

(6) A review of the requirements of this section;

(7) A review of applicable OSHA regulatory requirements and Army Corp of Engineers requirements in EM 385 1-1, Chapter 21.

E. The SOHM shall verify that each affected employee has received and understood the required training through a written certification that contains the name of each employee trained, the date(s) of training, and that identifies the subject of the certification.

18. Recordkeeping. Under the PPE program the following shall be maintained:

A. Safety Training Records. Training Records shall be maintained at the USIBWC Field Offices. Field Offices will forward copies to the USIBWC Safety Office.

B. Written Hazard Assessment. Written Hazard Assessments shall be maintained at the USIBWC Field Offices. Field Offices will forward copies to the USIBWC Safety Office.

19. Supersession. This program supersedes Volume IV, Chapter 799 dated February 19, 2010, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

20. Effective Date. The provisions of this program are effective upon the date of issuance.

21. Definitions.

A. Anchorage. A secure point of attachment for lifelines, lanyards or deceleration devices.

B. Body belt (safety belt). A strap with means both for securing it about the waist and for attaching it to a lanyard, lifeline, or deceleration device. The use of a body belt for fall arrest is prohibited. The use of a body belt is acceptable as part of a positioning device system.

C. Body harness. Straps which may be secured about the employee in a manner that will distribute the fall arrest forces over at least the thighs, pelvis, waist, chest and shoulders with means for attaching it to other components of a personal fall arrest system.

D. Competent person. One who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.

E. Immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) An atmosphere that poses an immediate threat to life, would cause irreversible adverse health effects, or would impair an individual's ability to escape from a dangerous atmosphere.

F. Lanyard. A flexible line of rope, wire rope, or strap which generally has a connector at each end for connecting the body belt or body harness to a deceleration device, lifeline, or anchorage.

G. Personal fall arrest system. A system used to arrest an employee in a fall from a working level. It consists of an anchorage, connectors, a body belt or body harness and may include a lanyard, deceleration device, lifeline, or suitable combinations of these. The use of a body belt for fall arrest is prohibited.

22. References.

General

A. OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910, Subpart I, Personal Protective Equipment.

B. California Code of Regulations, Title 8, General Industry Safety Orders, Article 10, Personal Safety Devices and Safeguards.

C. Army Corp of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1 (Sep. 2008), Section 5, Personal Protective and Safety Equipment.

D. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Safety and Health Standards (RSHS), Section 8, Personal Protective Equipment.

Head Protection

E. OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.135, Head Protection

F. ANSI Z89.1-1997, Industrial Head Protection.

Eye and Face Protection

G. OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.133, Eye and Face Protection.

H. ANSI Z87.1-1989, "Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection."

Hearing Protection

I. OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.95, Occupation Noise Exposure.

J. NIOSH "List of Personal Hearing Protectors and Attenuation Data," HEW Publication No. 76-120, 1975, pages 21-37

K. ANSI S12.6-2008, "Methods for the Measurement of the Real-Ear Attenuation of Hearing Protectors."

L. ANSI S3.19-1974, "Measurement of Real-Ear Protection of Hearing Protectors and Physical Attenuation of Ear Muffs."

M. 40 CFR Part 211, Product Noise Labeling.

Hand and Body Protection

N. OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.138, Hand protection.

Foot Protection

O. OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.136, Foot protection.

P. ANSI/ASSE Z359.1, Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest Systems, Subsystems and Components

Q. ASTM F2412-05, Standard Test Methods for Foot Protection.

R. ASTM F 2413-05, Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Foot Protection.

S. ANSI Z41.1-1999, Standard for Men's Safety-Toe Footwear (replaced)

Respiratory Protection

T. OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.134, Respiratory Protection

U. USIBWC Respiratory Protection Program

Fall Protection

V. OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1926, Subpart M, Fall Protection.

W. California Code of Regulations, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Article 24, Fall Protection.

X. ANSI/ASSE Z359.1-2007, Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest Systems

Y. ANSI A10.14 -1991, Construction and Demolition Operations - Requirements for Safety Belts, Harnesses, Lanyards, and Lifelines for Construction and Demolition Use

Z. Army Corp of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1 (Sep. 2008), Section 21, Fall Protection Protection Against Drowning

AA. OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1926.106, Working on or near water

AB. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Safety and Health Standards (RSHS), Section 8, Personal Protective Equipment, Paragraph 8.6, Protection against Drowning.

High-Visibility Apparel

AC. 2006 Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (TMUTCD) Revision 1, Chapter 6D, Pedestrian and Worker Safety.

AD. ANSI/ISEA 107-2004 Retroreflective Material Certification

Electrical Protective Equipment

AE. OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.137, Electrical protective equipment

AF. OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.269, Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

AG. NFPA 70E, Electrical Safety in the Workplace, 2009 Version

AH. USIBWC Electrical Safety-Related Practices

Approved:

///Original Signed/// March 30, 2011 Carlos Pena, P.E. Operations Date for Edward Drusina, P.E.

Commissioner