---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 1922.2"
title: "29"
number: "1922.2"
heading: "Purpose and scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/1922.2"
---

# §1922.2. Purpose and scope.


Whenever any serious injury results from the employments covered by the Act or whenever it is otherwise appropriate, the Assistant Secretary may appoint a Board of Investigation to hold an investigational hearing during the course of any investigation made under [section 41](/cfr/29/41.md) of the Act. This part prescribes the manner in which any investigational hearings shall be conducted. This part does not apply to any adjudicative proceedings held under [section 41(b)(5)](/cfr/29/41.md?p=b-5) of the Act.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 41, Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 941); 5 U.S.C. 301.

### Source

Source: 27 FR 4168, May 2, 1962, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 28 FR 7909, Aug. 2, 1963, and further redesignated at 36 FR 25232, Dec. 30, 1971.