§1918.87. Ship's cargo elevators.
29 C.F.R. § 1918.87
Safe working load. The safe working loads of ship's cargo elevators shall be determined and followed.
Load distribution. Loads shall be evenly distributed and maintained on the elevator's platform.
Elevator personnel restrictions. Personnel shall not be permitted to ride on the elevator's platform if a fall hazard exists. (See § 1918.2.)
Open deck barricades. During elevator operation, each open deck that presents a fall hazard to employees shall be effectively barricaded.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
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), as applicable; and 29 CFR 1911. Sections 1918.90 and 1918.110 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 553. Section 1918.100 also issued under 49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. and 5 U.S.C. 553.
Source
Source: 62 FR 40202, July 25, 1997, unless otherwise noted.