---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 77.1710"
title: "30"
number: "77.1710"
heading: "Protective clothing; requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/77.1710"
---

# §77.1710. Protective clothing; requirements.


Each employee working in a surface coal mine or in the surface work areas of an underground coal mine shall be required to wear protective clothing and devices as indicated below:

- (a) Protective clothing or equipment and face-shields or goggles shall be worn when welding, cutting, or working with molten metal or when other hazards to the eyes exist.
- (b) Suitable protective clothing to cover the entire body when handling corrosive or toxic substances or other materials which might cause injury to the skin.
- (c) Protective gloves when handling materials or performing work which might cause injury to the hands; however, gloves shall not be worn where they would create a greater hazard by becoming entangled in the moving parts of equipment.
- (d) A suitable hard hat or hard cap when in or around a mine or plant where falling objects may create a hazard. If a hard hat or hard cap is painted, nonmetallic based paint shall be used.
- (e) **Suitable protective footwear.**
- (f) **Snug-fitting clothing when working around moving machinery or equipment.**
- (g) Safety belts and lines where there is danger of falling; a second person shall tend the lifeline when bins, tanks, or other dangerous areas are entered.
- (h) **Lifejackets or belts where there is danger from falling into water.**
- (i) **Seatbelts in a vehicle where there is a danger of overturning and where roll protection is provided.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[36 FR 9382, May 22, 1971, as amended at 36 FR 13143, July 15, 1971; 39 FR 7176, Feb. 25, 1974]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 9364, May 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[36 FR 9382, May 22, 1971, as amended at 36 FR 13143, July 15, 1971; 39 FR 7176, Feb. 25, 1974]