[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1910.15]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR

 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 

                                OF LABOR

 
PART 1910_OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS--Table of Contents

 
    Subpart B_Adoption and Extension of Established Federal Standards

 
Sec. 1910.15  Shipyard employment.


    (a) Adoption and extension of established safety and health 

standards for shipyard employment. The standards prescribed by part 1915 

(formerly parts 1501-1503) of this title and in effect on April 28, 1971 

(as revised), are adopted as occupational safety or health standards 

under section 6(a) of the Act and shall apply, according to the 

provisions thereof, to every employment and place of employment of every 

employee engaged in ship repair, shipbreaking, and shipbuilding, or a 

related employment. Each employer shall protect the employment and 

places of employment of each of his employees engaged in ship repair, 

shipbreaking, and shipbuilding, or a related employment, by complying 

with the appropriate standards prescribed by this paragraph.

    (b) Definitions. For purposes of this section:

    (1) Ship repair means any repair of a vessel, including, but not 

restricted to, alterations, conversions, installations, cleaning, 

painting, and maintenance work;

    (2) Shipbreaking means any breaking down of a vessel's structure for 

the purpose of scrapping the vessel, including the removal of gear, 

equipment, or any component of a vessel;

    (3) Shipbuilding means the construction of a vessel, including the 

installation of machinery and equipment;

    (4) Related employment means any employment performed as an incident 

to, or in conjunction with, ship repair, shipbreaking, and shipbuilding 

work, including, but not restricted to, inspection, testing, and 

employment as a watchman; and

    (5) Vessel includes every description of watercraft or other 

artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of 

transportation on water, including special purpose floating structures 

not primarily designed for, or used as a means of, transportation on 

water.



[58 FR 35308, June 30, 1993]



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