---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 1915.111"
title: "29"
number: "1915.111"
heading: "Inspection."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/1915.111"
---

# §1915.111. Inspection.


The provisions of this section shall apply to ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking.

- (a) All gear and equipment provided by the employer for rigging and materials handling shall be inspected before each shift and when necessary, at intervals during its use to ensure that it is safe. Defective gear shall be removed and repaired or replaced before further use.
- (b) The safe working load of gear as specified in §§ [1915.112](/cfr/29/1915.112.md) and [1915.113](/cfr/29/1915.113.md) shall not be exceeded.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 941; 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754); 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR 50017), 5-2002 (67 FR 65008), 5-2007 (72 FR 31160), 4-2010 (75 FR 55355), 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), or 8-2020 (85 FR 58393); 29 CFR part 1911; and 5 U.S.C. 553, as applicable.

### Source

Source: 47 FR 16986, Apr. 20, 1982, unless otherwise noted.