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CFR › Title 29 › Subtitle B › Chapter XVII › Part 1926 › Subpart V › Section 1926.954 29 CFR 1926.954 - Grounding for protection of employees.
§ 1926.954 Personal protective equipment.
General. Personal protective equipment
shall meet the requirements of subpart E of this part.
Paragraph (d) of § 1926.95 sets employer payment obligations for the personal protective equipment required by this subpart, including, but not limited to, the fall protection equipment required by paragraph (b) of this section, the electrical protective equipment required by § 1926.960(c), and the flame-resistant and arc-rated clothing and other protective equipment required by § 1926.960(g).
Fall protection - (1)
shall meet the requirements of subpart M of this part.
(ii) Personal fall arrest equipment
used by employees who are exposed to hazards from flames or electric arcs, as determined by the employer under § 1926.960(g)(1), shall be capable of passing a drop test equivalent to that required by paragraph (b)(2)(xii) of this section after exposure to an electric arc with a heat energy of 40±5 cal/cm
Work-positioning equipment. Body belts and positioning straps for work-positioning equipment
Note to paragraph (b)(2)(iv):
Note to paragraphs (b)(2)(vii)(A) and (b)(2)(vii)(B):
Table V-1 - Flammability Test
Vertically suspend a 500-mm (19.7-inch) length of strapping supporting a 100-kg (220.5-lb) weight
Use a butane or propane burner with a 76-mm (3-inch) flame
The positioning strap shall continue to support the 100-kg (220.5-lb) mass.
(A) The test mass shall be rigidly constructed of steel or equivalent material with a mass of 100 kg (220.5 lbm). For work-positioning equipment
used by employees weighing more than 140 kg (310 lbm) fully equipped, the test mass shall be increased proportionately (that is, the test mass must equal the mass of the equipped worker divided by 1.4).
When used by employees weighing no more than 140 kg (310 lbm) fully equipped, body belts and positioning straps that conform to American Society of Testing and Materials Standard Specifications for Personal Climbing Equipment, ASTM F887-12
e1, are deemed to be in compliance with paragraph (b)(2) of this section.
Work-positioning equipment
shall be inspected before use each day to determine that the equipment is in safe working condition. Work-positioning equipment that is not in safe working condition may not be used.
Appendix F to this subpart contains guidelines for inspecting work-positioning equipment.
shall be used in accordance with § 1926.502(d).
Note to paragraph (b)(3)(ii):
(iii) The employer
shall ensure that employees use fall protection systems as follows:
(A) Each employee working from an aerial lift shall
use a fall restraint system or a personal fall arrest system. Paragraph (b)(2)(v) of § 1926.453 does not apply.
(B) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(3)(iii)(C) of this section, each employee in elevated locations more than 1.2 meters (4 feet) above the ground on poles, towers, or similar structures shall
use a personal fall arrest system, work-positioning equipment, or fall restraint system, as appropriate, if the employer has not provided other fall protection meeting subpart M of this part.
(C) Until March 31, 2015, a qualified
employee climbing or changing location on poles, towers, or similar structures need not use fall protection equipment, unless conditions, such as, but not limited to, ice, high winds, the design of the structure (for example, no provision for holding on with hands), or the presence of contaminants on the structure, could cause the employee to lose his or her grip or footing. On and after April 1, 2015, each qualified
employee climbing or changing location on poles, towers, or similar structures must use fall protection equipment unless the employer can demonstrate that climbing or changing location with fall protection is infeasible or creates a greater hazard than climbing or changing location without it.
Note 1 to paragraphs (b)(3)(iii)(B) and (b)(3)(iii)(C):
These paragraphs apply to structures that support overhead electric power transmission and distribution lines and equipment. They do not apply to portions of buildings, such as loading docks, or to electric equipment, such as transformers and capacitors. Subpart M of this part contains the duty to provide fall protection associated with walking and working surfaces.
Note 2 to paragraphs (b)(3)(iii)(B) and (b)(3)(iii)(C):
Until the employer ensures that employees are proficient in climbing and the use of fall protection under § 1926.950(b)(7), the employees are not considered “qualified employees” for the purposes of paragraphs (b)(3)(iii)(B) and (b)(3)(iii)(C) of this section. These paragraphs require unqualified employees (including trainees) to use fall protection any time they are more than 1.2 meters (4 feet) above the ground.
(v) Anchorages for work-positioning equipment
shall be capable of supporting at least twice the potential impact load of an employee's fall, or 13.3 kilonewtons (3,000 pounds-force), whichever is greater.
Note to paragraph (b)(3)(v):
Wood-pole fall-restriction devices meeting American Society of Testing and Materials Standard Specifications for Personal Climbing Equipment, ASTM F887-12
e1, are deemed to meet the anchorage-strength requirement when they are used in accordance with manufacturers' instructions.