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Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR)
- 1918 - Table of Contents
- 1918 Subpart A - General Provisions
- 1918.1 - Scope and application.
- 1918.2 - Definitions.
- 1918.3 - Incorporation by reference.
- 1918.4 - OMB control numbers under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
- 1918.5 - Compliance duties owed to each employee.
- 1918 Subpart B - Gear Certification
- 1918.11 - Gear certification (See also §§1918.2, definition of “Vessel's cargo handling gear” and 1918.51).
- 1918 Subpart C - Gangways and Other Means of Access
- 1918.21 - General requirements.
- 1918.22 - Gangways.
- 1918.23 - Jacob's ladders.
- 1918.24 - Fixed and portable ladders.
- 1918.25 - Bridge plates and ramps (See also §1918.86).
- 1918.26 - Access to barges and river towboats.
- 1918 Subpart D - Working Surfaces
- 1918.31 - Hatch coverings.
- 1918.32 - Stowed cargo and temporary landing surfaces.
- 1918.33 - Deck loads.
- 1918.34 - Other decks.
- 1918.35 - Open hatches.
- 1918.36 - Weather deck rails.
- 1918.37 - Barges.
- 1918 Subpart E - Opening and Closing Hatches
- 1918.41 - Coaming clearances.
- 1918.42 - Hatch beam and pontoon bridles.
- 1918.43 - Handling hatch beams and covers.
- 1918 Subpart F - Vessel's Cargo Handling Gear
- 1918.51 - General requirements (See also §1918.11 and appendix III of this part).
- 1918.52 - Specific requirements.
- 1918.53 - Cargo winches.
- 1918.54 - Rigging gear.
- 1918.55 - Cranes (See also §1918.11).
- 1918 Subpart G - Cargo Handling Gear and Equipment Other Than Ship's Gear
- 1918.61 - General (See also Appendix IV of this part).
- 1918.62 - Miscellaneous auxiliary gear.
- 1918.63 - Chutes, gravity conveyors and rollers.
- 1918.64 - Powered conveyors.
- 1918.65 - Mechanically-powered vehicles used aboard vessels.
- 1918.66 - Cranes and derricks other than vessel's gear.
- 1918.67 - Notifying the ship's officers before using certain equipment.
- 1918.68 - Grounding.
- 1918.69 - Tools.
- 1918.70 - Reserved
- 1918.71 - Reserved
- 1918.72 - Reserved
- 1918.73 - Reserved
- 1918.74 - Reserved
- 1918.75 - Reserved
- 1918.76 - Reserved
- 1918.77 - Reserved
- 1918.78 - Reserved
- 1918.79 - Reserved
- 1918.80 - Reserved
- 1918 Subpart H - Handling Cargo
- 1918.81 - Slinging.
- 1918.82 - Building drafts.
- 1918.83 - Stowed cargo; tiering and breaking down.
- 1918.84 - Bulling cargo.
- 1918.85 - Containerized cargo operations.
- 1918.86 - Roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) operations (see also §1918.2, Ro-Ro operations, and §1918.25).
- 1918.87 - Ship's cargo elevators.
- 1918.88 - Log operations.
- 1918.89 - Handling hazardous cargo (See also § 1918.2 and § 1918.99).
- 1918 Subpart I - General Working Conditions
- 1918.90 - Hazard communication (See also 1918.1(b)(4)).
- 1918.91 - Housekeeping.
- 1918.92 - Illumination.
- 1918.93 - Hazardous atmospheres and substances (See also §1918.2).
- 1918.94 - Ventilation and atmospheric conditions (See also §1918.2, definitions of Hazardous cargo, materials, substance or atmosphere and Ro-Ro operations).
- 1918.95 - Sanitation.
- 1918.96 - Maintenance and repair work in the vicinity of longshoring operations.
- 1918.97 - First aid and lifesaving facilities. (See Appendix V of this part).
- 1918.98 - Qualifications of machinery operators and supervisory training.
- 1918.99 - Retention of DOT markings, placards and labels.
- 1918.100 - Emergency action plans.
- 1918 Subpart J - Personal Protective Equipment
- 1918.101 - Eye and face protection.
- 1918.102 - Respiratory protection.
- 1918.103 - Head protection.
- 1918.104 - Foot protection.
- 1918.105 - Other protective measures.
- 1918.106 - Payment for protective equipment.
- 1918 Subpart K - COVID–19.
- 1918.107 - Reserved
- 1918.108 - Reserved
- 1918.109 - Reserved
- 1918.110 - COVID–19.
- 1918 App I - Cargo Gear Register and Certificates (Non-mandatory).
- 1918 App II - Tables for Selected Miscellaneous Auxiliary Gear (Mandatory).
- 1918 App III - The Mechanics of Conventional Cargo Gear (Non-mandatory).
- 1918 App IV - Special Cargo Gear and Container Spreader Test Requirements (Mandatory) [see §1918.61 (f), (g), (h)]
- 1918 App V - Basic Elements of a First Aid Training Program Non-mandatory).