Oklahoma § 45-917 - Personal protection - Rules and procedures

§ 45-917. Personal protection - Rules and procedures

The following rules and procedures shall be complied with in

dealing with personal protection:

1. Adequate first-aid materials, including stretchers and

blankets, shall be provided at places convenient to all working

areas. Water or neutralizing agents shall be available where

corrosive chemicals or other harmful substances are stored, handled

or used;

2. All persons shall wear suitable hard hats when in or around

mine plants or active workings of the mine where falling objects may

create a hazard;

3. All persons shall wear suitable protective footwear when in

or around mine plants or active workings of the mine;

4. All persons shall wear safety glasses, goggles or face

shields when doing work hazardous to the eyes;

5. Safety belts and lines shall be worn when men work where

there is danger of falling, and a second person shall tend the

lifeline when bins, tanks or other dangerous areas are entered;

6. Life jackets or belts shall be worn where there is danger of

falling into deep water;

7. Protective clothing, rubber gloves, goggles or face shields

shall be worn by persons handling substances that are corrosive,

toxic or injurious to the skin;

8. Protective clothing or equipment and face shields or goggles

shall be worn when welding, cutting or working with molten metal;

9. Snug-fitting clothing shall be worn by persons working

around moving equipment and machinery;

10. Protective gloves shall be worn by employees handling

materials which may cause injury;

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 45. Mines and Mining

11. Gloves shall not be worn where they could create a hazard

by becoming entwined or caught in moving parts of machinery; and

12. Effective hearing protection shall be worn where noise

levels may cause permanent ear damage or hearing loss unless the

wearing of the protective devices would create a greater danger to

the employee. In such case the noise shall be reduced to safe

levels.

Added by Laws 1978, c. 148, § 17, emerg. eff. April 7, 1978.

Amended by Laws 2004, c. 194, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.