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A Rule by the Federal Railroad Administration on 02/10/2005
7047-7050 (4 pages)
Section 214.107 Working Over or Adjacent to Water
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(c) This section shall not apply where bridge workers are working on a railroad bridge equipped with walkways and railings of sufficient height, width, and strength to prevent a fall, so long as bridge workers do Start Printed Page 7049not work beyond the railings, over the side of the bridge, on ladders or other elevation devices, or where gaps or holes exist through which a body could fall. Where used in place of fall protection as provided for in § 214.105, this paragraph (c) is satisfied by:
The exceptions to the requirement for a personal fall arrest system or safety net are found in paragraphs (b) through (d) of § 214.103. Sub-paragraph (b)(2), and paragraphs (c) and (d), address alternate means of fall protection. In strict application of the regulation, these exceptions may be used in appropriate circumstances by bridge workers working at heights over dry land, but do not relieve bridge workers from the requirement to use life vests or buoyant work vests when over water, even though the risk of a fall to the water is minimized.
This inconsistency was not intended. FRA is therefore issuing this technical amendment to resolve the inconsistency. This amendment will permit the exceptions in § 214.103 which presently only apply to the use of personal fall arrest systems and safety nets over dry land to also apply to the use of life vests or buoyant work vests while working over water. Including § 214.103(b)(2) and its related sub-paragraphs concerning bridge inspectors among the exceptions in § 214.107(a) makes § 214.107(b) redundant. It is therefore being deleted.
This section sets forth standards for bridge workers working over or adjacent to water. Paragraph (a) requires that bridge workers must wear life vests or buoyant work vests in compliance with various Coast Guard requirements, when working over water, except where bridge workers are working with fall arrests systems or in compliance with the provisions of § 214.103(b)(2), (c) or (d). These provisions establish exceptions to the general requirement for protection against drowning. The exceptions include situations where there is little or no risk of falling, since bridge workers are working on bridges with walkways and railings, or, when on bridges with roadways, are working more than six feet from the edge of a roadway deck or any opening through which they could fall.
1. The authority for part 214 is revised to read as follows:
2. Section 214.107 is revised to read as follows:
(a) Bridge workers working over or adjacent to water with a depth of four feet or more, or where the danger of drowning exists, shall be provided and shall use life vests or buoyant work vests in compliance with U.S. Coast Guard requirements in 46 CFR 160.047, 160.052, and 160.053. Life preservers in compliance with U.S. Coast Guard requirements in 46 CFR 160.055 shall also be within ready access. This section shall not apply to bridge workers using personal fall arrest systems or safety nets that comply with this subpart or to bridge workers who are working under the provisions of § 214.103(b)(2), (c) or (d) of this subpart.