[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: 29CFR1917.18]

[Page 193-194]
 
                             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. 1917.18  Log handling.

    (a) The employer shall ensure that structures (bunks) used to 
contain logs have rounded corners and rounded structural parts to avoid 
sling damage.
    (b) Two or more binders or equivalently safe means of containment 
shall remain on logging trucks and railcars to secure logs during 
movement of the truck or car within the terminal. During unloading, logs 
shall be prevented from moving while binders are being removed.
    (c) Logs shall be hoisted by two slings or by other gear designed 
for safe hoisting.
    (d) Logs placed adjacent to vehicle curbs on the dock shall not be 
over one

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tier high unless placed in bunks or so stacked as not to roll or 
otherwise create a hazard to employees.
    (e) Before logs are slung up from the dock, they shall be stably 
supported to prevent spreading and to allow passage of slings beneath 
the load. When bunks or similar retaining devices are used, no log shall 
be higher than the stanchions or retaining members of the device.