R 408.13303 Definitions; F, G.

Rule 3303. (1) “Face shield” means a device worn in front of the eyes and a portion or all of the face, whose predominant function is protection of the eyes and face. (2) “Filter lens” means a lens that attenuates specific wavelengths of ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation according to the composition and density of the lens. (3) “Filter plate” means a removable pane in the window of a helmet, hood, or goggle that absorbs varying proportions of the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared rays according to the composition and density of the plate. (4) “Foot or toe protection” means a device or equipment, such as, but not limited to, safety toe footwear, toe protectors, or foot guards, that protects an employee’s foot or toes against injury. (5) “Footwear” means apparel worn on the feet, such as shoes, boots, slippers, or overshoes, excluding hosiery. (6) “Frame” means a device which holds the lens or lenses on the wearer. (7) “Free fall” means the act of falling before the personal fall arrest system begins to apply force to arrest the fall. (8) “Free fall distance” means the vertical displacement of the fall arrest attachment point on the employee's body belt or body harness between onset of the fall and just before the system begins to apply force to arrest the fall. This distance excludes deceleration distance, lifeline and lanyard elongation, but includes any deceleration device slide distance or self-retracting lifeline and or lanyard extension before the devices operate and fall arrest forces occur. (9) “Front” means the part of a spectacle or goggle frame that is intended to contain the lens or lenses. (10) “Goggle” means a device with contour-shaped eyecups or facial contact with glass or plastic lenses, worn over the eyes and held in place by a headband or other suitable means for the protection of the eyes and eye sockets.