W. Va. Code R. § 56-20-19

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 56-20-19 - Protective Equipment and Clothing

19.1. Eye and face protection.

19.1.a. Welders and helpers shall use adequate shields or goggles to protect their eyes and face.

19.1.b. All employees shall have approved goggles, shields or safety glasses and use the same where there is a hazard from flying particles or other eye and face hazards.

19.1.c. All eye and face protection in this section shall meet the standards of the American Standards Institute (ANSI) Z87.1-1968.

19.1.d. Suitable eye protection and cleaning materials shall be made available at each site.

19.2. Clothing.

19.2.a. Employees engaged in haulage operations and all other persons employed around moving equipment shall wear snug-fitting clothing.

19.2.b. Protective gloves shall be worn when material which may injure hands is handled. Gloves with gauntleted cuffs shall not be worn around moving equipment.

19.3. Hard hats and safety toed shoes.

19.3.a. Hard hats and safety toed shoes shall be worn by all persons while in or around a quarry.

19.3.b. All employees shall be required to wear hard hats, except in the following instances:

19.3.b.1. When operating mobile equipment with an enclosed cab, FOPS or ROPS.

19.3.b.2. When inside an enclosed structure, unless there is a possibility of head injury.

19.3.c. The hard hats required hereunder shall meet the specifications for such helmets as prescribed by ANSI Z89.1-1969.

19.3.d. Within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this rule, all hard hats shall be equipped with a minimum of twelve (12) square inches of reflective material.

19.4. Working around water.

19.4.a. A United States Coast Guard approved life jacket shall be worn where there is a danger of drowning.

19.4.b. A ring buoy with ninety (90) feet of rope attached shall be available where there is a danger of drowning.

19.5. Fall protection and fall arrest.

19.5.a. Fall protection or arrest systems shall be used when there is a danger of falling from a height of six (6) feet or greater.

19.5.a.1. Personal fall protection.

19.5.a.1.A. Personal fall protection shall consist of a full body harness; a safety belt is not permitted.

19.5.a.1.B. A shock absorbing lanyard, personal fall limiter or self-retracting lanyard shall be used.

19.5.a.1.C. Anchorage points shall be capable of withstanding five thousand (5000) pounds of force per worker.

19.5.a.1.D. Anchorage points shall be utilized as to limit the fall distance to less than six (6) feet or contact with a lower level.

19.5.a.1.E. All personal fall arrest equipment shall be utilized, maintained and inspected as per the manufacturer's specifications.

19.5.b. All other fall protection. Other fall protection and arrest systems may be utilized with approval of the Director.

19.6. Hearing protection. Hearing protection shall be provided by the operator.

19.7. Respiratory equipment; control of dust.

19.7.a. Miners exposed to hazardous gas, dust, fume, and mist inhalation shall wear permissible respiratory equipment.

19.7.b. Dust shall be controlled by the use of permissible dust collectors or other approved methods.

W. Va. Code R. § 56-20-19