[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 7]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1917.115]

[Page 221]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1917--MARINE TERMINALS--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart F--Terminal Facilities
 
Sec. 1917.115  Platforms and skids.

    (a) Platforms and skids extending from piers, transit sheds or lofts 
and used for landing or hooking on drafts shall be provided at the open 
sides with guardrails meeting the requirements of Sec. 1917.112(c) or 
alternate means, such as nets, to protect employees against falls.
    (b) Any employee working below a second-story platform or skid shall 
be protected from falling objects by a net stretched from the platform 
or skid to the vessel.
    (c) Platforms and skids shall be strong enough to bear the loads 
handled and shall be maintained in safe condition. Safe working loads, 
which shall be posted or marked on or adjacent to platforms and skids, 
shall have a minimum safety factor of five for any part, based upon 
maximum anticipated static loading conditions and the ultimate strength 
of the construction material.
    (d) The employer shall provide and maintain platform and skid 
attachments that will prevent accidental movement of the skid or 
platform.