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PDFWAC 296-304-09011

Head protection.

(1) You must provide each affected employee with head protection according to the following requirements:
(a) Each affected employee wears a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head.
(b) Each affected employee wears a protective helmet designed to reduce electrical shock hazards where there is potential for electric shock or burns from contact with exposed electrical conductors that could contact the head.
(2) You must ensure that all protective helmets comply with any of the following consensus standards:
(a) ANSI Z89.1-2009, American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection.
(b) ANSI Z89.1-2003, American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection.
(c) ANSI Z89.1-1997, American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection.
(d) ANSI Z89.1-1986, American National Standard for Personnel ProtectionProtective Headwear for Industrial Workers—Requirements.
(3) You may use alternate head protection if they can demonstrate such devices are at least as effective as those constructed in accordance with one of the above consensus standards.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 17-18-075, § 296-304-09011, filed 9/5/17, effective 10/6/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060, and chapter 49.17 RCW. WSR 14-03-013, § 296-304-09011, filed 1/7/14, effective 2/10/14; WSR 10-09-088, § 296-304-09011, filed 4/20/10, effective 6/1/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17].050 and [49.17].060. WSR 98-02-006, § 296-304-09011, filed 12/26/97, effective 3/1/98.]
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