Life rings

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## S-15.1 REG 10 ## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 - (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that a worker inspects the connecting linkage, personal fall arrest system, full-body harness or lifeline before each use and that if a defect or unsafe condition that may create a hazard to a worker is identified in a connecting linkage, personal fall arrest system, full-body harness or lifeline: - (a) steps are taken immediately to protect the health and safety of any worker who may be at risk until the defect is repaired or the unsafe condition is corrected; and - (b) as soon as is reasonably practicable, the defect is repaired or the unsafe condition is corrected. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s7-21. ## Protection against drowning - 7-22 (1) In this section: - 'buoyant apparatus' means a device that is capable of supporting the weight in water of a worker and that is constructed to: - (a) remain stable when floating on either side; - (b) have no projections that would prevent the buoyant apparatus from sliding easily over the side of a boat or ship; and - (c) require no adjustment before use; 'life jacket' means an approved device that is capable of keeping a worker's head above water in a face-up position without effort by the worker; - 'personal flotation device' means an approved device that is capable of keeping a worker's head above water without effort by the worker, and includes a device that is designed to protect a worker against hypothermia. - (2) If a worker is required to work at a place from which the worker could fall and drown, and the worker is not protected by a guardrail, an employer or contractor shall: - (a) provide the worker with a life jacket and ensure that the worker uses it, and ensure that the rescue equipment and personnel described in subsection (3) are readily available; - (b) provide the worker with a full-body harness and lifeline and ensure that the worker uses them; or - (c) ensure that a net is installed that is…

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Division 2 - (iv) Pond boats and rafts. The applicable provisions of the Standard for Fire Protection for Motorcraft, NFPA No. 302-1968, which is incorporated by reference as specified in 1910.6, shall be complied with. - (A) Decks of pond boats shall be covered with nonslip material. - (B) Powered pond boats or rafts shall be provided with at least one approved fire extinguisher, and one life-ring with line attached. - Note: Small pond boats which are not designed to transport more than one person are exempt from the life-ring requirement. - (C) Boat fuel shall be transported and stored in approved safety containers. Refer to 1910.155(c)(3) for definition of approved. - (D) Inspection, maintenance, and ventilation of the bilge area shall be provided to prevent accumulation of highly combustible materials. - (E) Adequate ventilation shall be provided for the cabin area on enclosed cabin-type boats to prevent accumulation of harmful gases or vapors. - (v) Dry deck storage. - (A) Dry deck storage areas shall be kept orderly and shall be maintained in a condition which is conducive to safe operation of mobile equipment. - (B) Logs shall be stored in a safe and orderly manner, and roadways and traffic lanes shall be maintained at a width adequate for safe travel of log handling equipment. - (C) Logs shall be arranged to minimize the chance of accidentally rolling from the deck. - (vi) Log hauls and slips. - (A) Walkways along log hauls shall have a standard handrail on the outer edge, and cleats or other means to assure adequate footing and enable employees to walk clear of the log chute. - (B) Log haul bull chains or cable shall be designed, installed, and maintained to provide adequate safety for the work need. - (C) Log haul gear and bull chain drive mechanism shall be guarded.

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (G) Guardrails, walkways, and standard handrails shall be installed. - (H) Approved life rings (see: 46 CFR 160.099 and 46 CFR 160.050) with line attached and maintained to retain buoyancy shall be provided. - (iii) Log booms and ponds. - (A) Walkways and floats shall be installed and securely anchored to provide adequate passageway for employees. - (B) All regular boom sticks and foot logs shall be reasonably straight, with no protruding knots and bark, and shall be capable of supporting, above the water line at either end, the weight of an employee and equipment. - (C) Permanent cable swifters shall be so arranged that it will not be necessary to roll boom sticks in order to attach or detach them. - (D) Periodic inspection of cable or dogging lines shall be made to determine when repair or removal from service is necessary. - (E) The banks of the log pond in the vicinity of the log haul shall be reinforced to prevent caving in. - (F) Artificial log ponds shall be drained, cleaned, and refilled when unhealthy stagnation or pollution occurs. - (G) Employees whose duties require them to work from boats, floating logs, boom sticks, or walkways along or on water shall be provided with and shall wear appropriate buoyant devices while performing such duties. - (H) Stiff booms shall be two float logs wide secured by boom chains or other connecting devices, and of a width adequate for the working needs. Walking surfaces shall be free of loose material and maintained in good repair. - (I) Boom sticks shall be fastened together with adequate crossties or couplings. - (J) Floating donkeys or other power-driven machinery used on booms shall be placed on a raft or float with enough buoyancy to keep the deck well above water. - (K) All sorting gaps shall have a substantial stiff boom on each side.