1926.1431(r) Hoisting Personnel for Marine Transfer

When hoisting employees solely for transfer to or from a marine worksite, the following requirements must be met:

The employee must be in either a personnel platform or a marine-hoisted personnel transfer device.

If using a personnel platform, paragraphs (a) through (n) of this section apply.

The following paragraphs of this section apply: (a), (c)(2), (d)(1), (d)(3), (d)(4), (e)(1) through (5), (e)(12), (f)(1), (g), (h), (j), (k)(1), (k)(8), (k)(9), (k)(10)(ii), (k)(11)(i), (k)(12), (m), and (n). Where the terms "personnel platform" or "platform" are used in these paragraphs, substitute them with "marine-hoisted personnel transfer device."

The number of workers occupying the transfer device must not exceed the maximum number it was designed to hold.

Each employee must wear a U.S. Coast Guard personal flotation device approved for industrial use.

The transfer device must be used only for transferring workers.