§1917.126. River banks.
29 C.F.R. § 1917.126
This section applies to temporary installations or temporary operations near a river bank.
Where working surfaces at river banks slope so steeply that an employee could slip or fall into the water, the outer perimeter of the working surface shall be protected by posting or other portable protection such as roping off. In these situations, employees must wear a personal flotation device meeting the requirements of § 1917.95(b).
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[48 FR 30909, July 5, 1983, as amended at 62 FR 40201, July 25, 1997]
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), 8-2020 (85 FR 58393), or 7-2025 (90 FR 27878), as applicable; and 29 CFR part 1911. Sections 1917.28 and 1917.31 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 553. Section 1917.29 also issued under 49 U.S.C. 1801-1819 and 5 U.S.C. 553.
Source
Source: 48 FR 30909, July 5, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[48 FR 30909, July 5, 1983, as amended at 62 FR 40201, July 25, 1997]