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Leg Protection

Each employee who operates a chain saw must wear leg protection constructed with cut-resistant material. The leg protection must extend from the upper thigh down to the boot top and adequately cover the leg. [29 CFR 1910.266(d)(1)(iv)]

Leg protection is available in a variety of forms, including chaps, logger pants, and leggings. The protective material also comes in a variety of forms including ballistic nylon, polyester, Kevlar, Engtek, etc.
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) currently tests and labels leg protection which meets minimum cut resistance requirements. (Reference ASTM F1897-98, Standard Specification for Leg Protection for Chain Saw Users.)

Additional Information:

29 CFR 1910 Subpart R, Special industries. OSHA Standard.
- 1910.266(d)(1)(iv)
Logging Operations. OSHA Preamble to Final Rules.
- IV. Major Issues. [See A. Introduction - Personal protective equipment.]
Logging Operations. OSHA Federal Register 60:47022-47037, (1995, September 8). [See Other Corrections and Clarifications - Paragraph (d)(1)(iv) - Leg Protection.]
Logging Operations, Inspection Procedures and Interpretive Guidance Including Twelve Previously Stayed Provisions. OSHA Directive CPL 02-01-022 [CPL 2-1.22], (1996, September 27). [See Definitions and clarifications: Paragraph (d) - General Requirements - Leg protection.]
Logging Operations, Inspection Procedures and Interpretive Guidance. OSHA Directive CPL 02-01-019 [CPL 2-1.19], (1995, March 17). [See General Inspection Procedures: Leg Protection.]

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