1. Regulations
  2. title 29
  3. chapter XVII-i3
  4. part 1926
  5. subpart O
  6. § 1926.606

View all text of Subpart O [§ 1926.600 - § 1926.606]

§ 1926.606 - Definitions applicable to this subpart.

(a) Apron—The area along the waterfront edge of the pier or wharf.

(b) Bulwark—The side of a ship above the upper deck.

(c) Coaming—The raised frame, as around a hatchway in the deck, to keep out water.

(d) Jacob's ladder—A marine ladder of rope or chain with wooden or metal rungs.

(e) Rail, for the purpose of § 1926.605, means a light structure serving as a guard at the outer edge of a ship's deck.

AUTHORITY: 40 U.S.C. 3704; 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, and 657; and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR 50017), 5-2002 (67 FR 65008), 5-2007 (72 FR 31159), 4-2010 (75 FR 55355), 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), or 8-2020 (85 FR 58393), as applicable; and 29 CFR part 1911, unless otherwise noted

SOURCE: 44 FR 8577, Feb. 9, 1979; 44 FR 20940, Apr. 6, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 29 CFR 1926.606