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Each employee who operates a chain saw must wear leg protection constructed with cut-resistant material. The leg protection must extend from the upper thigh down to the boot top and adequately cover the leg. [29 CFR 1910.266(d)(1)(iv)]
- Leg protection is available in a variety of forms, including chaps, logger pants, and leggings. The protective material also comes in a variety of forms including ballistic nylon, polyester, Kevlar, Engtek, etc.
- Underwriters Laboratories (UL) currently tests and labels leg protection which meets minimum cut resistance requirements. (Reference ASTM F1897-98, Standard Specification for Leg Protection for Chain Saw Users.)
Additional Information:
- 29 CFR 1910 Subpart R, Special industries. OSHA Standard.
- Logging. OSHA Preambles to Final Rules, (1994).
- Logging Operations. OSHA Federal Register 60:47022-47037, (September 8, 1995). [See Other Corrections and Clarifications - Paragraph (d)(1)(iv) - Leg Protection.]
- Logging Operations, Inspection Procedures and Interpretive Guidance Including Twelve Previously Stayed Provisions. OSHA Directive CPL 02-01-022 [CPL 2-1.22], (September 27, 1996). [See Definitions and clarifications: Paragraph (d) - General Requirements - Leg protection.]
- Logging Operations, Inspection Procedures and Interpretive Guidance. OSHA Directive CPL 02-01-019 [CPL 2-1.19], (March 17, 1995). [See General Inspection Procedures: Leg Protection.]