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Subchapter 18. Ship Building, Ship Repairing and Ship Breaking Safety Orders
Article 5. Scaffold Construction
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§8368. Floating Staging.

(a) Floats shall be stable for the work being done.

(b) Staging on floats shall be supported by fixed uprights and spalls equivalent in strength to those required in Section 8362, and uprights shall be securely attached to floats. Staging width shall comply with Section 8362(d), and stage planking shall be secured in place.

(c) Four head lines from the floats shall be attached to the floats proper and not to staging or scaffolding.

(d) All floating staging shall be protected by guardrailings as required by Section 8362(h).

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.

HISTORY

1. Amendment of subsections (b) and (d) filed 1-22-88; operative 1-22-88 (Register 88, No. 6).

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