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500 EM385-1-1 Construction Safety Hazard Awareness for Contractors Sections 1 - 6
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O5.A.06 Minimum requirements

  1. Employees must wear clothing suitable for the weather and work conditions. For fieldwork (e.g., construction sites, industrial operations and maintenance activities, emergency operations, regulatory inspections, etc.), at a minimum, this must be:
    • (1) Short sleeve shirt;
    • (2) Long pants (excessively long or baggy pants are prohibited); and
    • (3) Leather or other protective work shoes or boots. Open-toed shoes are prohibited. > See Section 5.E.
  2. Protective equipment must be of heat, fire, chemical, and/or electrical-resistive material when conditions require protection against such hazards.
Wear clothing suitable for weather conditions.

05.A.07

Persons involved in activities that subject the hands to injury (for example, cuts, abrasions, punctures, burns, chemical irritants, toxins, vibration, and forces that can restrict blood flow) must select and use hand protection appropriate for the hazard in accordance with ANSI/ International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) 105 . > See Section 5.H.

05.A.08

Protective leg chaps must be worn by workers who operate chainsaws. Protective leg chaps must meet the specifications in American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard F1897.

05.A.09

For personal fall arrest equipment, including lineman's equipment (electrically rated harnesses), see Section 21.I.05.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

5-2. Which of the following is prohibited on construction sites?