California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders
Group 2 - Safe Practices and Personal Protection
Article 10 - Personal Safety Devices and Safeguards
Section 3389 - Life Rings and Personal Flotation Devices
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Except as specified in subsection (a)(1) for marine terminal operations, at least one U.S. Coast Guard approved 30-inch life ring with not less than 90 feet of 600 pound capacity line attached shall be kept in a readily accessible place where employees' work exposes them to the hazard of drowning or each employee so exposed shall wear a U.S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation device (PFD).
EXCEPTION to Section 3389(a): Flume Patrol. The life ring or the PFD specified in subsection (a) is not required for patrol of flumes provided with caps as described in Section 3207, sufficient to guard against exposure to the hazard of drowning.
(b) Any personal flotation device shall be approved by the United States Coast Guard as a Type I PFD, Type II PFD, Type III PFD, or their equivalent, pursuant to 46 CFR 160 (Coast Guard Lifesaving Equipment Specifications) and 33 CFR 175.23 (Coast Guard table of devices equivalent to personal flotation devices.)
(c) Personal flotation devices shall be maintained in good condition. The employer shall inspect each personal flotation device frequently enough to ensure that it does not have rot, mildew, water saturation, or any other condition that could render the device unsuitable for use. They shall be removed from service when damaged so as to affect their buoyant properties or capability of being fastened.
1.
Amendment filed 11-28-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No.
48).
2. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) and new NOTE filed
6-7-96; operative 7-7-96 (Register 96, No. 23).
3. Amendment of
subsection (c) filed 2-27-2018; operative 4-1-2018 (Register 2018, No.
9).
4. Amendment of subsection (a), new subsection (a)(1) and
amendment of EXCEPTION to subsection (a) filed 2-6-2019; operative 4-1-2019
(Register 2019, No. 6).
5. Editorial correction of EXCEPTION to
subsection (a) (Register 2019, No. 8).
6. Editorial correction of
EXCEPTION to subsection (a) (Register 2019, No.
10).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
