[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: 29CFR1917.51]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1917--MARINE TERMINALS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart C--Cargo Handling Gear and Equipment
 
Sec. 1917.51  Hand tools.

    (a) Hand tools used by employees shall be maintained in safe 
operating condition.
    (b)(1) Hand-held portable electric tools shall be equipped with 
switches that must be manually held in a closed position to operate the 
tool.
    (2) Portable power-driven circular saws shall be equipped with 
guards above and below the base plate or shoe. The upper guard shall 
cover the saw to the depth of the teeth, except for the minimum arc 
needed to permit the base to be tilted for bevel cuts. The lower guard 
shall cover the saw to the depth of the teeth, except for the minimum 
arc needed to allow proper retraction and contact with the work. When 
the tool is withdrawn from the work, the lower guard shall automatically 
and instantly return to the covering position.
    (c) Only cutting tools shall be used to cut metal strapping or 
banding used to secure cargo.

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