---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 72.40-20"
title: "46"
number: "72.40-20"
heading: "Guards in dangerous places."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/72.40-20"
---

# §72.40-20. Guards in dangerous places.

- (a) Suitable covers, guards, or rails shall be installed in way of all exposed and dangerous places such as gears, machinery, etc.
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16903, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.