33 CFR § 142.30 - Head protection.

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title: "33 CFR § 142.30 - Head protection."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
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section_name: "Head protection."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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part_number: "142"
part_name: "WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
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# 142.30 Head protection.

(a) Personnel in areas where there is a hazard of falling objects or of contact with electrical conductors shall wear a head protector meeting the specifications of ANSI Z89.1, for the hazard involved.

(b) Each head protector must be marked with the information specified by ANSI Z89.1 for that type of protector and for the hazard involved.