Personal Protective Equipment
Standards
Personal protective equipment (PPE) hazards are addressed in specific standards for the construction industry.
OSHA Standards
This section highlights OSHA standards, Federal Register notices (rules and proposed rules), directives (instruction to OSHA staff), and letters of interpretation (official letters of interpretation of the standards) related to PPE in the construction industry.
Construction (29 CFR 1926) |
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1926 Subpart C - General Safety and Health Provisions | 1926.28, Personal protective equipment. |
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1926 Subpart E - Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment | 1926.95, Criteria for personal protective equipment. |
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1926.96, Occupational foot protection. |
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1926.100, Head protection. |
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1926.101, Hearing protection. |
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1926.102, Eye and face protection. |
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1926.103, Respiratory protection. |
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1926.104, Safety belts, lifelines, and lanyards. |
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1926.105, Safety nets. |
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1926.106, Working over or near water. |
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1926.107, Definitions applicable to this subpart. |
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1926.500, Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart. |
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1926.501, Duty to have fall protection. |
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1926.502, Fall protection systems criteria and practices. |
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1926.503, Training requirements. |
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1926 Subpart P - Excavations | 1926.651, Specific Excavation Requirements. |
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1926.652, Requirements for protective systems. |
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State Plan Standards
There are 29 OSHA-approved State Plans operating state-wide occupational safety and health programs. State Plans are required to have standards and enforcement programs that are at least as effective as OSHA's and may have different or more stringent requirements.
Additional Federal Register notices
Note: The notices in this list provide additional information that is not necessarily connected to a specific OSHA standard highlighted on this Safety and Health Topics page.
- Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment; Final Rule. Final Rule 72:64341-64430, (November 15, 2007).
Additional Letters of Interpretation
Note: The letters in this list provide additional information that is not necessarily connected to a specific OSHA standard highlighted on this Safety and Health Topics page.
- Requirements for carrying and stacking lumber with nails. (January 25, 2006).
- Relevance of NFPA 70E industry consensus standard to OSHA requirements; whether OSHA requirements apply to owners. (July 25, 2003).
- Citations for the wearing of short pants by employees engaged in hot tar and asphalt construction work. (April 17, 1997).
- Clarification of 1926.28(a) as to whether an orange vest constitutes personal protective equipment. (July 23, 1984).
- Women in the Construction Workplace: Providing Equitable Safety and Health Protection. OSHA and the Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (ACCSH), (June 1999). Contains a section on PPE. Describes difficulties women have in finding properly fitting PPE when working in construction occupations.
- Worker Safety Series - Construction. OSHA Publication 3252, (2005).
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Training
- Personal Protective Equipment Training Guide. Labor Occupational Health Program, UC Berkeley via Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety & Health (elcosh), (June 1994). Provides a training guide for PPE use in the construction industry.
Other Resources
- Drilled Shaft Installation Safety Tips for the Employer and Employee. OSHA and the ADSC: International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC) Alliance. Describes general safety tips to help prevent injuries and illnesses in the drilled shaft foundation industry.
- Working Safely During Installation of Drilled Shaft Foundations. OSHA and the ADSC: International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC) Alliance. Identifies hazards associated with the installation of drilled shaft foundations and safe work practices to help reduce or eliminate the risk of injuries or illnesses.