CFR > Title 29 - Labor > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Labor > CHAPTER XVII—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (parts 1900 to 1990) > PART 1917—MARINE TERMINALS > SUBPART F—Terminal Facilities (§1917.111 to §1917.128) > 1917.126—River banks.

1917.126—River banks.

(a) This section applies to temporary installations or temporary operations near a river bank.
(b) Where working surfaces at river banks slope so steeply that an employee could slip or fall into the water, the outer perimeter of the working surface shall be protected by posting or other portable protection such as roping off. In these situations, employees must wear a personal flotation device meeting the requirements of § 1917.95(b).

Code of Federal Regulations

[48 FR 30909, July 5, 1983, as amended at 62 FR 40201, July 25, 1997]