Does OSHA accept fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) as a material for guard construction for belts and shafts?

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OSHA will not issue citations to an employer that properly uses a non-metal guard so long as the guard is constructed of a substantial and suitable material. OSHA standard, 29 CFR ยง 1910.219(m)(1)(i) states:

Standard conditions shall be secured by the use of the following materials. Expanded metal, perforated or solid sheet metal, wire mesh on a frame of angle iron, or iron pipe securely fastened to floor or to frame of machine.

 

However, in an OSHA letter of interpretation, OSHA stated the following:

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