CFR 141A - Shipyard Employment

On May 24, 1996, federal OSHA issued a new rule on personal protective equipment and personal fall arrest systems for Shipyard Employment. The primary changes were to Subpart I of 29 CFR 1915, but several correlating amendments were made to 1915.32, 1915.33, 1915.34, 1915.35, 1915.134 and 1915.135. [Reference: 61 FR 26322]. Please note that the state-specific requirements to require locking snaphooks is not currently applicable to shipyard employment. On June 13, 1996, federal OSHA issued a correction to 1915.152(b). [Reference: 61 FR 29957].

The final rule and the associated correction were subsequently adopted verbatim in North Carolina by the Commissioner of Labor with an effective date of September 1, 1996.