California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 4 - Construction Safety Orders
Article 35 - Helicopter Operations
Section 1909 - Exposed Locations

Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs 1909

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) While working at the edge of or on a steep slope, members of ground crews shall be protected from falling by:

(1) A barrier of adequate design to restrain a falling person or;

(2) A safety belt with a quick-release buckle and a life line at least 50 feet long.
(A) Where practicable when using safety belts, the area shall be cleared of objects which might snag the life lines in an escape procedure. (See Plate C-36-b, Appendix.)

(b) Workers receiving materials while on a tower-type structure shall not be positioned in a place of unnecessary exposure and shall be secured to the structure by safety belts or other equivalent protection.

(c) Ground crews on elevated surfaces more than 7 1/2 feet high, shall be protected against being swept off by rotor downwash. (See Plate C-36-b, Appendix.)

1. Amendment filed 2-1-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 5).

Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.

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