Scope: This standard provides the requirements pertaining to maintenance and load limits.

Special Requirements: Safe load limits, posted, 

1917.111(b) - Maximum safe load limits, in pounds per square foot (kilograms per square meter), of floors elevated above ground level, and pier structures over the water shall be conspicuously posted in all cargo areas.

1917.111(c) - Maximum safe load limits shall not be exceeded.

Scope: This standard provides the requirements for clearance heights. 

Special requirements: Posted

Clearance heights shall be prominently posted where the height is insufficient for vehicles and equipment.

Scope: This standard provides the requirements for platforms and skids.

Special Requirements: Posted, marked, safety factor, references other standards

1917.115(a) - Platforms and skids extending from piers, transit sheds or lofts and used for landing or hooking on drafts shall be provided at the open sides with guardrails meeting the requirements of § 1917.112(c) - guarding of edges, or alternate means, such as nets, to protect employees against falls. 

1917.115(c) - Platforms and skids shall be strong enough to bear the loads handled and shall be maintained in safe condition. Safe working loads, which shall be posted or marked on or adjacent to platforms and skids, shall have a minimum safety factor of five for any part, based upon maximum anticipated static loading conditions and the ultimate strength of the construction material.

Scope: This standard provides the requirements for elevators and escalators.

"Elevator" means a permanent hoisting and lowering mechanism with a car or platform moving vertically in guides and serving two or more floors of a structure. The term excludes such devices as conveyors, tiering or piling machines, material hoists, skip or furnace hoists, wharf ramps, lift bridges, car lifts and dumpers.

"Escalator" means a power-driven continuous moving stairway principally intended for the use of persons.

Special Requirements: Inspected, designated persons, records, results, posted, load limits

1917.116(e) - Elevators and escalators shall be thoroughly inspected at intervals not exceeding one year. Additional monthly inspections for satisfactory operation shall be conducted by designated persons. Records of the results of the latest annual elevator inspections shall be posted in elevators. Records of annual escalator inspections shall be posted in the vicinity of the escalator or be available at the terminal.

1917.116(g) - The elevator's or escalator's maximum load limits shall be posted and not exceeded. Elevator load limits shall be posted conspicuously both inside and outside of the car.

1917.116(h) - Elevators shall be operated only by designated persons except for automatic or door interlocking elevators which provide full shaft door closing and automatic car leveling.

Scope: This standard provides the requirements pertaining to manlifts. 

Special Requirements: Inspections, designated person, checked, records, instructions, posted, support, maintenance, rated load, manufacturer specifications, warn, warning sign/light, references other standards

1917.117(a) - Inspection. Manlifts shall be inspected monthly by a designated person. Safety switches shall be checked weekly. Manlifts found to be unsafe shall not be operated until repaired. Inspections shall include at least the following: [Reference paragraph (a)(1) - (22)].

1917.117(b) - Inspection records. Inspection records shall be kept for at least one year. The record of the most recent inspection shall be posted in the vicinity of the manlift or in the terminal.

1917.117(d) - Instructions. Manlift use instructions shall be conspicuously posted.

1917.117(e) - Top floor warning sign and light. An illuminated sign and red light that are visible to the user shall be provided under the top floor opening of the manlift to warn the user to get off at that floor.

1917.117(f) - Bottom floor warning sign. A sign visible to descending passengers shall be provided to warn them to get off at the bottom floor.

1917.117(i) - Emergency ladder. A fixed emergency ladder accessible from any position on the lift and in accordance with the requirements of § 1917.118(d) - fixed ladders, shall be provided for the entire run of the manlift.

1917.117(j)(4) - Landings shall be of sufficient size and strength to support 250 pounds (1,112 N).

1917.117(l) - Maintenance. Manlifts shall be equipped, maintained, and used in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications, which shall be available at the terminal.

1917.117(o)(3) - Capable of stopping and holding the manlift when the descending side is loaded with the maximum rated load.

Scope: This standard provides the requirements for portable ladders.

Special Requirements: Maintenance, inspections, tagged, references other standards

1917.119(c) - Standards for manufactured portable ladders. Portable manufactured ladders obtained after January 21, 1998 shall bear identification indicating that they meet the appropriate ladder construction requirements of the following standards: [Reference paragraph (c)].

1917.119(e) - Maintenance and inspection.

• 1917.119(e)(1) - The employer shall maintain portable ladders in safe condition. Ladders with the following defects shall not be used and either shall be tagged as unusable if kept on the premises or shall be removed from the worksite: [Reference paragraph (e)(1)(i) - (v)].
• 1917.119(e)(2) - Ladders shall be inspected for defects prior to each day's use, and after any occurrence, such as a fall, which could damage the ladder.

Scope: This standard provides the requirements for fixed stairways.

"Fixed stairway" means interior and exterior stairs serving machinery, tanks and equipment, and stairs to or from floors, platforms or pits. The term does not apply to stairs intended only for fire exit purposes, to articulated stairs (the angle of which changes with the rise and fall of the base support) or to stairs forming an integral part of machinery.

Special Requirements: References other standards

1917.120(b) - New installations.

• 1917.120(b)(3) - Fixed stairs having four or more risers shall have stair railings or handrails complying with § 1917.112(c)(1) - guarding of edges.
• 1917.120(b)(5)(iii) - Have handrails that meet the requirements of § 1917.112(c)(1) - guarding of edges, on both sides and that are not less than 30 inches (76.2 cm) in height from the tread surface at the riser face.

Scope: This standard provides the requirements for spiral stairways.

Special Requirements: References other standards

1917.121(b)(4) - Railings shall conform to the requirements of § 1917.112(c)(1) - guarding of edges. If balusters are used, there shall be a minimum of one per tread. Handrails shall be a minimum of 1 1⁄4 inches (3.18 cm) in outside diameter;

Scope: This standard provides the requirements for employee exits. 

Special Requirements: Marked, posted, directional signs

1917.122(a) - Employee exits shall be clearly marked.

1917.122(b) - If an employee exit is not visible from employees' work stations, directional signs indicating routes to the exit shall be posted.

Scope: This standard provides the requirements for illumination.

Special Requirements: Measured, references other standards

1917.123(a) - Working and walking areas shall be illuminated. Unless conditions described in the regulations of the United States Coast Guard (33 CFR 126.15(l) and (n), and 33 CFR 154.570) exist in the case of specific operations, illumination in active work areas (for example, cargo transfer points) shall be of an average minimum light intensity of 5 foot-candles. The illumination in other work areas (for example, farm areas) shall be of an average minimum light intensity of 1 foot-candle except for security purposes when a minimum light intensity of 1/2 foot-candle shall be maintained. Where occasional work tasks require more light than that which is consistently and permanently provided, supplemental lighting shall be used.

1917.123(b) - The lighting intensity shall be measured at the task/working surface, in the plane in which the task/working surface is present.

Scope: This standard provides the requirements for dockboards.

Special Requirements: Designed, references other standards

1917.124(c)(5) - Be designed, constructed, and maintained to prevent vehicles from running off the edge.^[10]

1917.124(d)(2) - Ramps shall be equipped with a guardrail meeting the requirement of  § 1917.112(c)(1) - guarding of edges. if the slope is more than 20 degrees to the horizontal or if employees could fall more than 4 feet (1.22 m).

Scope: This standard provides the requirements for river banks.

Special Requirements: Posting, PFD, references other standards

1917.126(b) - Where working surfaces at river banks slope so steeply that an employee could slip or fall into the water, the outer perimeter of the working surface shall be protected by posting or other portable protection such as roping off. In these situations, employees must wear a personal flotation device meeting the requirements of § 1917.95(b) - other protective measures.

Scope: This standard provides the requirements for sanitation.

Special Requirements: Sanitation facilities (e.g., washing, toilet), drinking water 

1917.127(a) - Washing and toilet facilities. [Reference paragraph (a)(1) - (2)].

1917.127(b) - Drinking water. [Reference paragraph (b)(1) - (3)].

Scope: This standard provides the requirements for signs and markings.

Special Requirements: Signs, worded/words, legends, posted, phone numbers, locations (i.e., exits, emergency equipment)

1917.128(a) - General. Signs required by this part shall be clearly worded and legible, and shall contain a key word or legend indicating the reason for the sign.

• 1917.128(a)(1) - Key words are such words as Danger, Warning, Caution.
• 1917.128(a)(2) - Legends are more specific explanations such as High Voltage, Close Clearance, Pedestrian Crossing.

1917.128(b) - Specific. Every marine terminal shall have conspicuously posted signs as follows: [Reference paragraph (b)(1) - (4)].