CFR 121C - Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Shipyard Employment 29 CFR 1915; 29 CFR 1915.501-.509

On September 15, 2004, federal OSHA issued a final rule (Federal Register) for fire protection in shipyard employment. This final rule provides increased protection for shipyard employment workers from the hazards of fire on vessels and vessel sections and at land-side facilities. The standard reflects new technologies and current consensus standards. It also gathers all fire-related safety practices for shipyard employment into a single subpart.

The N.C. Commissioner of Labor adopted this verbatim with an effective date of March 14, 2005. The shipyard standards only apply to the public sector employees in North Carolina. (See 13 NCAC 7F.0501).