Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) General.
(1) Hand lines, slings and tackles of
adequate strength, or carriers such as tools bags with shoulder straps shall be
provided and used to handle tools, materials, and equipment so that employees
will have their hands free when using ships ladders and access ladders. The use
of hose or electric cords for this purpose is prohibited.
(2) When air tools of the reciprocating type
are not in use the dies and tools shall be removed.
(3) Devices used in fairing or evening plates
at joints--and known as "fish tails," "jack clamps," or "flanging jacks"--when
used in a vertical plane or at such an angle that there is a falling hazard,
shall be secured by suitable means so that the device can not fall should it
become loosened.
(b)
Electric Power Tools.
(1) The employer shall
notify the officer in charge of the vessel before using electric power tools
operated with the vessel's current.
(2) Grounding circuits, other than by means
of the structure of the vessel on which tightness immediately upon starting the
engine, and any leaks shall be corrected at once.
(c) Internal Combustion Engines, Other Than
Ship's Equipment.
(1) When internal
combustion engines are used below decks, except on mobile equipment, the
exhaust gases shall be piped to the outside atmosphere, clear of any
ventilation intakes or openings, through which they might re-enter the
vessel.
(2) All exhaust line joints
and connections shall be checked for tightness immediately upon starting the
engine, and any leaks shall be corrected at once.
(3) When internal combustion engines on
vehicles, such as forklifts and mobile cranes, exhaust into the atmosphere
below decks, the competent person shall monitor the carbon monoxide content of
the atmosphere to ensure that dangerous concentrations do not develop.
Employees shall be removed from the compartment involved when the carbon
monoxide concentration exceeds 50 parts per million (0.005%). Blowers
sufficient in size and number shall be used, so arranged as to maintain the
concentration below this allowable limit before work is
resumed.
(d) Heat lamps.
The employer shall ensure that each heat lamp, including the face, is equipped
with surround type guards to prevent contact with the lamp and bulb.
1.
Amendment filed 10-31-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No.
44).
2. Amendment filed 1-22-88; operative 2-21-88 (Register 88, No.
6).
3. Repealer and new subsection (d) filed 12-13-2011; operative
12-13-2011. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Labor Code section
142.3(a)(3)
(Register 2011, No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Section
142.3, Labor
Code. Reference: Section
142.3, Labor
Code.
