California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 18 - Ship Building, Ship Repairing and Ship Breaking Safety Orders
Article 8 - Miscellaneous Safe Practices
Section 8397.3 - Work in or on Lifeboats
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Before employees are permitted to work in or on a lifeboat, either stowed or in a suspended position, the employer shall ensure that the boat is secured independently of the releasing gear to prevent the boat from falling or capsizing.
(b) The employer shall not permit any employee to be in a lifeboat while it is being hoisted or lowered, except when the employer demonstrates that it is necessary to conduct operational tests or drills over water, or in the event of an emergency.
(c) Employees shall not be permitted to work on the outboard side of lifeboats stowed on their chocks unless the boats are secured by gripes or otherwise secured to prevent them from swinging.
1.
Amendment filed 1-22-88; operative 2-21-88 (Register 88, No. 6).
2.
Amendment 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.
