193OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdmin.,Labor§1926.102(3)OSHAwilldeemanyheadprotectiondevicethattheemployerdemonstratesisatleastaseffectiveasaheadprotectiondeviceconstructedinaccordancewithoneoftheconsensusstandardsidentifiedinparagraph(b)(1)ofthissectiontobeincompliancewiththerequirementsofthissection.§1926.101Hearingprotection.(a)Whereveritisnotfeasibletore-ducethenoiselevelsordurationofex-posurestothosespecifiedinTableD–2,PermissibleNoiseExposures,in§1926.52,earprotectivedevicesshallbeprovidedandused.(b)Earprotectivedevicesinsertedintheearshallbefittedordeterminedin-dividuallybycompetentpersons.(c)Plaincottonisnotanacceptableprotectivedevice.§1926.102Eyeandfaceprotection.(a)General.(1)Employeesshallbeprovidedwitheyeandfaceprotectionequipmentwhenmachinesoroper-ationspresentpotentialeyeorfacein-juryfromphysical,chemical,orradi-ationagents.(2)Eyeandfaceprotectionequip-mentrequiredbythispartshallmeettherequirementsspecifiedinAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute,Z87.1–1968,PracticeforOccupationalandEducationalEyeandFaceProtection.(3)Employeeswhosevisionrequirestheuseofcorrectivelensesinspec-tacles,whenrequiredbythisregula-tiontoweareyeprotection,shallbeprotectedbygogglesorspectaclesofoneofthefollowingtypes:(i)Spectacleswhoseprotectivelensesprovideopticalcorrection;(ii)Gogglesthatcanbewornovercorrectivespectacleswithoutdis-turbingtheadjustmentofthespec-tacles;(iii)Gogglesthatincorporatecorrec-tivelensesmountedbehindtheprotec-tivelenses.(4)Faceandeyeprotectionequip-mentshallbekeptcleanandingoodrepair.Theuseofthistypeequipmentwithstructuraloropticaldefectsshallbeprohibited.(5)TableE–1shallbeusedasaguideintheselectionoffaceandeyeprotec-tionforthehazardsandoperationsnoted.*Non-sideshieldspectaclesareavail-ableforlimitedhazarduserequiringonlyfrontalprotection.**SeeTableE–2,inparagraph(b)ofthissection,FilterLensShadeNum-bersforProtectionAgainstRadiantEnergy.VerDateMar<15>201012:38Aug17,2012Jkt226118PO00000Frm00203Fmt8010Sfmt8010Q:\29\29V8.TXTofr150PsN:PC150EC30OC91.010EC30OC91.01119429CFRCh.XVII(7–1–12Edition)§1926.102APPLICATIONSOperationHazardsRecommendedprotectors:Boldtypenumberssignifypre-ferredprotectionAcetylene—Burning,Acety-lene—Cutting,Acetylene—Welding.Sparks,harmfulrays,moltenmetal,flyingparticles.7,8,9.ChemicalHandling....................Splash,acidburns,fumes......2,10(Forsevereexposureadd10over2).Chipping....................................Flyingparticles........................1,3,4,5,6,7A,8A.Electric(arc)welding................Sparks,intenserays,moltenmetal.9,11,(11incombinationwith4,5,6,intintedlenses,advis-able).Furnaceoperations...................Glare,heat,moltenmetal.......7,8,9(Forsevereexposureadd10).Grinding—Light.........................Flyingparticles........................1,3,4,5,6,10.Grinding—Heavy.......................Flyingparticles........................1,3,7A,8A(Forsevereexposureadd10).Laboratory.................................Chemicalsplash,glassbreak-age.2(10whenincombinationwith4,5,6).Machining..................................Flyingparticles........................1,3,4,5,6,10.Moltenmetals...........................Heat,glare,sparks,splash.....7,8,(10incombinationwith4,5,6,intintedlenses).Spotwelding.............................Flyingparticles,sparks...........1,3,4,5,6,10.(6)Protectorsshallmeetthefol-lowingminimumre...