California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 5 - Electrical Safety Orders
Group 2 - High-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders
Article 36 - Work Procedures and Operating Procedures
Section 2940.5 - Work over or near Water
Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs 2940.5
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) When work is performed over or near water and when danger of drowning exists, suitable protection shall be provided as required by Section 3389 of the General Industry Safety Orders or Section 1602 of the Construction Safety Orders.
(b) An employee may cross streams or other bodies of water only if a safe means of passage, such as a bridge, is provided.
1. Amendment of section heading and section filed 2-27-2018; operative 4-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
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