R 408.15915 Personal protective equipment; loose clothing.

Rule 5915. (1) Except during an emergency operation, eye protection, as prescribed in General Industry Safety Standard Part 33 “Personal Protective Equipment,” as referenced in R 408.15903, shall be provided and used by a ground crew employee while working on an operation covered by these rules when there is exposure to rotor wash. (2) Except during an emergency operation, head protection shall be provided and used as prescribed in General Industry Safety Standard Part 33 “Personal Protective Equipment,” as referenced in R 408.15903, and shall be secured by a chin strap by a ground crew employee working on an operation covered by this part when lifting or landing a load. (3) Loose fitting clothing likely to flap in rotor downwash, and thus be snagged on the hoist line, shall not be worn.