---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 1918.105"
title: "29"
number: "1918.105"
heading: "Other protective measures."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/1918.105"
---

# §1918.105. Other protective measures.

- (a) **Protective clothing.**
  - (1) The employer shall provide and shall require the wearing of special protective clothing for each employee engaged in work where protective clothing is necessary.
  - (2) When necessary, protective clothing shall be cleaned and disinfected before reissuance.
- (b) **Personal flotation devices (PFDs).**
  - (1) The employer shall provide and shall require the wearing of PFDs for each employee engaged in work in which the employee might fall into the water.
  - (2) PFDs (life preservers, life jackets, or work vests) worn by each affected employee must be United States Coast Guard (USCG) approved pursuant to [46 CFR part 160](/cfr/46/part160.md) (Type I, II, III, or V PFD) and marked for use as a work vest, for commercial use, or for use on vessels.
  - (3) Personal flotation devices shall be maintained in safe condition and shall be considered unserviceable when damaged in a manner that affects buoyancy or fastening capability.

## Notes

### Amendments

[62 FR 40202, July 25, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 40946, June 30, 2000]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 941; 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR 50017), 5-2002 (67 FR 65008), 5-2007 (72 FR 31160), 4-2010 (75 FR 55355), 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), or 8-2020 (85 FR 58393), as applicable; and 29 CFR 1911. Sections 1918.90 and 1918.110 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 553. Section 1918.100 also issued under 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. and 5 U.S.C. 553.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 40202, July 25, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[62 FR 40202, July 25, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 40946, June 30, 2000]