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Jeffrey Lewin <jclewin**At_Symbol_Here**MTU.EDU>
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Re: [DCHAS-L] What is a working definition for eye level?
Date:
Apr 27, 2023 20:45 UTC
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FWIW I searched 29 CFR 1910.1200 (Hazard Communication) and 1910.1450, including Appendix A (Lab Standard) and could not find a reference to "eye level."
Prudent practices mentions it once on page 114 " Store large containers (>1 L) below eye level on low shelves."
This conversation also occurs with storage on higher shelving -
Q: "Where's your ladder for getting items off the top shelf?"
A: "I don't need one, I ask the tall person in the lab to get it."
Although I've never had the following conversation, I could see it happening:
'You can't store liquids above "eye level"'
"Who's eye level?
"The shortest person in the lab"
"What if the shortest person in the lab uses a step stool? Now it is below their eye level?
Jeff
There are some standards that use the term "eye level" - any one have a reference as to what that would mean from a practical standpoint? Most of us have a particular idea - but I am looking for a reference. And, would think this may have come up in an FAQ.
Frankie Wood-Black, Ph.D., REM, MBA
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