[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: 29CFR1917.16]

[Page 193]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1917--MARINE TERMINALS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B--Marine Terminal Operations
 
Sec. 1917.16  Line handling. (See also Sec. 1917.95(b)).

    (a) In order to provide safe access for handling lines while mooring 
and unmooring vessels, cargo or material shall not be stowed or vehicles 
placed where they obstruct the work surface to be used.
    (b) When stringpiece or apron width is insufficient for safe 
footing, grab lines or rails shall be installed on the sides of 
permanent structures. (``Stringpiece'' means a narrow walkway between 
the water edge of a berth and a shed or other structure.)