Appendix B to Subpart B of Part 1915 - Reprint of U.S. Coast Guard Regulations Referenced in Subpart B, for Determination of Coast Guard Authorized Persons
29:7.1.1.1.5.2.6.7.2 : Appendix B
Appendix B to Subpart B of Part 1915 - Reprint of U.S. Coast Guard
Regulations Referenced in Subpart B, for Determination of Coast
Guard Authorized Persons
This appendix provides a complete reprint of U.S. Coast Guard
regulations as of October 1, 1993, referenced in subpart B for
purposes of determining who is a Coast Guard authorized person.
1. Title 46 CFR 35.01-1 (a) through (c) covering hot work on
tank vessels reads as follows:
(a) The provisions of “Standard for the Control of Gas Hazards
on Vessels to be Repaired,” NFPA No. 306, published by National
Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269,
shall be used as a guide in conducting the inspections and issuance
of certificates required by this section.
(b) Until an inspection has been made to determine that such
operation can be undertaken with safety, no alterations, repairs,
or other such operations involving riveting, welding, burning, or
like fire-producing actions shall be made:
(1) Within or on the boundaries of cargo tanks that have been
used to carry flammable or combustible liquid or chemicals in bulk,
or within spaces adjacent to such cargo tanks; or
(2) Within or on the boundaries of fuel tanks; or
(3) To pipe lines, heating coils, pumps, fittings, or other
appurtenances connected to such cargo or fuel tanks.
(c) Such inspections shall be made and evidenced as follows:
(1) In ports or places in the United States or its territories
and possessions, the inspection shall be made by a Marine Chemist
certificated by the National Fire Protection Association; however,
if the services of such certified Marine Chemists are not
reasonably available, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection,
upon the recommendation of the vessel owner and his contractor or
their representative, shall select a person who, in the case of an
individual vessel, shall be authorized to make such inspection. If
the inspection indicates that such operations can be undertaken
with safety, a certificate setting forth the fact in writing and
qualified as may be required, shall be issued by the certified
Marine Chemist or the authorized person before the work is started.
Such qualifications shall include any requirements as may be deemed
necessary to maintain, insofar as can reasonably be done, the safe
conditions in the spaces certified, throughout the operation and
shall include such additional tests and certifications as
considered required. Such qualifications and requirements shall
include precautions necessary to eliminate or minimize hazards that
may be present from protective coatings or residues from
cargoes.
2. Title 46 CFR 71.60(c)(1) covering hot work on passenger
vessels reads as follows:
(a) The provisions of “Standard for the Control of Gas Hazards
on Vessels to be Repaired,” NFPA No. 306, published by National
Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269,
shall be used as a guide in conducting the inspections and issuance
of certificates required by this section.
(b) Until an inspection has been made to determine that such
operation can be undertaken with safety, no alterations, repairs,
or other such operations involving riveting, welding, burning, or
like fire-producing actions shall be made:
(1) Within or on the boundaries of cargo tanks which have been
used to carry flammable or combustible liquid or chemicals in bulk,
or within spaces adjacent to such cargo tanks; or
(2) Within or on the boundaries of fuel tanks; or
(3) To pipe lines, heating coils, pumps, fittings, or other
appurtenances connected to such cargo or fuel tanks.
(c) Such inspections shall be made and evidenced as follows:
(1) In ports or places in the United States or its territories
and possessions the inspection shall be made by a Marine Chemist
certificated by the National Fire Protection Association; however,
if the services of such certified Marine Chemist are not reasonably
available, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, upon the
recommendation of the vessel owner and his contractor or their
representative, shall select a person who, in the case of an
individual vessel, shall be authorized to make such inspection. If
the inspection indicated that such operations can be undertaken
with safety, a certificate setting forth the fact in writing and
qualified as may be required, shall be issued by the certified
Marine Chemist or the authorized person before the work is started.
Such qualifications shall include any requirements as may be deemed
necessary to maintain, insofar as can reasonably be done, the safe
conditions in the spaces certified throughout the operation and
shall include such additional tests and certifications as
considered required. Such qualifications and requirements shall
include precautions necessary to eliminate or minimize hazards that
may be present from protective coatings or residues from
cargoes.
3. Title 46 CFR 91.50-1(c)(1) covering hot work on cargo and
miscellaneous vessels as follows:
(a) The provisions of “Standard for the Control of Gas Hazards
on Vessels to be Repaired,” NFPA No. 306, published by National
Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269,
shall be used as a guide in conducting the inspections and issuance
of certificates required by this section.
(b) Until an inspection has been made to determine that such
operation can be undertaken with safety, no alterations, repairs,
or other such operations involving riveting, welding, burning, or
like fire-producing actions shall be made:
(1) Within or on the boundaries of cargo tanks which have been
used to carry flammable or combustible liquid or chemicals in bulk,
or within spaces adjacent to such cargo tanks; or,
(2) Within or on the boundaries of fuel tanks; or,
(3) To pipe lines, heating coils, pumps, fittings, or other
appurtenances connected to such cargo or fuel tanks.
(c) Such inspections shall be made and evidenced as follows:
(1) In ports or places in the United States or its territories
and possessions the inspection shall be made by a Marine Chemist
certificated by the National Fire Protection Association; however,
if the services of such certified Marine Chemist are not reasonably
available, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, upon the
recommendation of the vessel owner and his contractor or their
representative, shall select a person who, in the case of an
individual vessel, shall be authorized to make such inspection. If
the inspection indicated that such operations can be undertaken
with safety, a certificate setting forth the fact in writing and
qualified as may be required, shall be issued by the certified
Marine Chemist or the authorized person before the work is started.
Such qualifications shall include any requirements as may be deemed
necessary to maintain, insofar as can reasonably be done, the safe
conditions in the spaces certified throughout the operation and
shall include such additional tests and certifications as
considered required. Such qualifications and requirements shall
include precautions necessary to eliminate or minimize hazards that
may be present from protective coatings or residues from
cargoes.
Appendix B to Subpart I of Part 1915 - General Testing Conditions and Additional Guidelines for Personal Fall Protection Systems (Non-Mandatory)
29:7.1.1.1.5.9.6.11.4 : Appendix B
Appendix B to Subpart I of Part 1915 - General Testing Conditions
and Additional Guidelines for Personal Fall Protection Systems
(Non-Mandatory)
1. Personal fall arrest systems - (a) General test
conditions. (1) Lifelines, lanyards, and deceleration devices
should be attached to an anchorage and connected to the body-belt
or body harness in the same manner as they would be when used to
protect employees, except that lanyards should be tested only when
connected directly to the anchorage, and not when connected to a
lifeline.
(2) The anchorage should be rigid, and should not have a
deflection greater than .04 inches (1 cm) when a force of 2,250
pounds (10.01 Kn) is applied.
(3) The frequency response of the load measuring instrumentation
should be 100 Hz.
(4) The test weight used in the strength and force tests should
be a rigid, metal cylindrical or torso-shaped object with a girth
of 38 inches plus or minus 4 inches (96.5 cm plus or minus 10.16
cm).
(5) The lanyard or lifeline used to create the free fall
distance should be the one supplied with the system, or in its
absence, the least elastic lanyard or lifeline available to be used
by the employee with the system.
(6) The test weight for each test should be hoisted to the
required level and should be quickly released without having any
appreciable motion imparted to it.
(7) The system's performance should be evaluated, taking into
account the range of environmental conditions for which it is
designed to be used.
(8) Following the test, the system need not be capable of
further operation.
(b) Strength test. (1) During the testing of all systems,
a test weight of 300 pounds plus or minus 5 pounds (136.08 kg plus
or minus 2.27 kg) should be used. (See paragraph (a)(4) above.)
(2) The test consists of dropping the test weight once. A new
unused system should be used for each test.
(3) For lanyard systems, the lanyard length should be 6 feet
plus or minus 2 inches (1.83 m plus or minus 5.08 cm) as measured
from the fixed anchorage to the attachment on the body belt or
harness.
(4) For rope-grab-type deceleration systems, the length of the
lifeline above the center line of the grabbing mechanism to the
lifeline's anchorage point should not exceed 2 feet (0.61 m).
(5) For lanyard systems, for systems with deceleration devices
which do not automatically limit free fall distance to 2 feet (0.61
m) or less, and for systems with deceleration devices which have a
connection distance in excess of 1 foot (0.31 m) (measured between
the centerline of the lifeline and the attachment point to the body
belt or harness), the test weight should be rigged to free fall a
distance of 7.5 feet (2.29 m) from a point that is 1.5 feet (45.72
cm) above the anchorage point, to its hanging location (6 feet
(1.83 m) below the anchorage). The test weight should fall without
interference, obstruction, or hitting the floor or the ground
during the test. In some cases, a non-elastic wire lanyard of
sufficient length may need to be added to the system (for test
purposes) to create the necessary free fall distance.
(6) For deceleration device systems with integral lifelines or
lanyards which automatically limit free fall distance to 2 feet
(0.61 m) or less, the test weight should be rigged to free fall a
distance of four feet (1.22 m).
(7) Any weight which detaches from the belt or harness should
constitute failure for the strength test.
(c) Force test general. The test consists of dropping the
respective test weight once. A new, unused system should be used
for each test.
(1) For lanyard systems. (i) A test weight of 220 pounds plus or
minus three pounds (99.79 kg plus or minus 1.36 kg) should be used
(see paragraph (a)(4) above).
(ii) Lanyard length should be 6 feet plus or minus 2 inches
(1.83 m plus or minus 5.08 cm) as measured from the fixed anchorage
to the attachment on the body belt or body harness.
(iii) The test weight should fall free from the anchorage level
to its handling location (a total of 6 feet (1.83 m) free fall
distance) without interference, obstruction, or hitting the floor
or ground during the test.
(2) For all other systems. (i) A test weight of 220 pounds plus
or minus 3 pounds (99.79 kg plus or minus 1.36 kg) should be used
(see paragraph (a)(4) above).
(ii) The free fall distance to be used in the test should be the
maximum fall distance physically permitted by the system during
normal use conditions, up to a maximum free fall distance for the
test weight of 6 feet (1.83 m), except as follows:
(A) For deceleration systems which have a connection link or
lanyard, the test weight should free fall a distance equal to the
connection distance (measured between the center line of the
lifeline and the attachment point to the body belt or harness).
(B) For deceleration device systems with integral life lines or
lanyards which automatically limit free fall distance to 2 feet
(0.61 m) or less, the test weight should free fall a distance equal
to that permitted by the system in normal use. (For example, to
test a system with a self-retracting lifeline or lanyard, the test
weight should be supported and the system allowed to retract the
lifeline or lanyard as it would in normal use. The test weight
would then be released and the force and deceleration distance
measured.)
(3) Failure. A system fails the force test if the recorded
maximum arresting force exceeds 1,260 pounds (5.6 Kn) when using a
body belt, or exceeds 2,520 pounds (11.21 Kn) when using a body
harness.
(4) Distances. The maximum elongation and deceleration distance
should be recorded during the force test.
(d) Deceleration device tests - general. The device
should be evaluated or tested under the environmental conditions
(such as rain, ice, grease, dirt, type of lifeline, etc.) for which
the device is designed.
(1) Rope-grab-type deceleration devices. (i) Devices should be
moved on a lifeline 1,000 times over the same length of line a
distance of not less than 1 foot (30.48 cm), and the mechanism
should lock each time.
(ii) Unless the device is permanently marked to indicate the
type of lifelines which must be used, several types (different
diameters and different materials) of lifelines should be used to
test the device.
(2) Other-self-activating-type deceleration devices. The locking
mechanisms of other self-activating-type deceleration devices
designed for more than one arrest should lock each of 1,000 times
as they would in normal service.
2. Positioning device systems - (a) Test
Conditions. (1) The fixed anchorage should be rigid and should
not have a deflection greater than .04 inches (1.02 mm) when a
force of 2,250 pounds (10.01 Kn) is applied.
(2) For lineman's body belts and pole straps, the body belt
should be secured to a 250 pound (113.4 kg) bag of sand at a point
which simulates the waist of an employee. One end of the pole strap
should be attached to the rigid anchorage and the other end to the
body belt. The sand bag should be allowed to free fall a distance
of 4 feet (1.22 m). Failure of the pole strap and body belt should
be indicated by any breakage or slippage sufficient to permit the
bag to fall free to the ground.
(3) For window cleaner's belts, the complete belt should
withstand a drop test consisting of a 250 pound (113.4 kg) weight
falling free for a distance of 6 feet (1.83 m). The weight should
be a rigid object with a girth of 38 inches plus or minus four
inches (96.52 cm plus or minus 10.16 cm.) The weight should be
placed in the waistband with the belt buckle drawn firmly against
the weight, as when the belt is worn by a window cleaner. One belt
terminal should be attached to a rigid anchor and the other
terminal should hang free. The terminals should be adjusted to
their maximum span. The weight fastened in the freely suspended
belt should then be lifted exactly 6 feet (1.83 m) above its “at
rest” position and released so as to permit a free fall of 6 feet
(1.83 m) vertically below the point of attachment of the terminal
anchor. The belt system should be equipped with devices and
instrumentation capable of measuring the duration and magnitude of
the arrest forces. Any breakage or slippage which permits the
weight to fall free of the system constitutes failure of the test.
In addition, the initial and subsequent arresting force peaks
should be measured and should not exceed 2,000 pounds (8.9 Kn) for
more than 2 milliseconds for the initial impact, nor exceed 1,000
pounds (4.45 Kn) for the remainder of the arrest time.
(4) All other positioning device systems (except for restraint
line systems) should withstand a drop test consisting of a
250-pound (113.4 kg) weight falling free for a distance of 4 feet
(1.22 m). The weight should be a rigid object with a girth of 38
inches plus or minus 4 inches (96.52 cm plus or minus 10.16 cm).
The body belt or harness should be affixed to the test weight as it
would be to an employee. The system should be connected to the
rigid anchor in the manner that the system would be connected in
normal use. The weight should be lifted exactly 4 feet (1.22 m)
above its “at rest” position and released so as to permit a
vertical free fall of 4 feet (1.22 m). Any breakage or slippage
which permits the weight to fall free to the ground should
constitute failure of the system.
[47 FR 16986, Apr. 20, 1982, as amended at 67 FR 44544, July 3,
2002]