Thursday, December 22, 2011

Final Rule Updates Standard on Hard Hats

A direct final rule will update OSHA's 29 CRF 1926.100 head protection standard for the construction industry. According to the Occupational Safety & Health Reporter, the current rule references an ANSI standard dating back to 1969. Under the final rule, the standard will reference three ANSI head protection standards in place no later than 1997 (ANSI Z98.1-2009, Z89.1-2003 and Z98.1-1997).