C.F.R. » Title 29 » CHAPTER XVII—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › PART 1918—SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR LONGSHORING › Subpart C—Gangways and Other Means of Access

29 C.F.R. § 1918.25

Bridge plates and ramps (See also § 1918.86)

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(a) Bridge and car plates (dockboards). Bridge and car plates used afloat shall be well maintained and shall:

(1) Be strong enough to support the loads imposed on them;

(2) Be secured or equipped with devices to prevent their dislodgement;

(3) Be equipped with hand holds or other effective means to permit safe handling; and

(4) Be designed, constructed, and maintained to prevent vehicles from running off the edge. 3

3 When the gap to be bridged is greater than 36 inches (.91m), an acceptalbe means of preventing vehicles from running off the edge is a minimum side board height of two and three-quarter inches.

(b) Portable ramps. Portable ramps used afloat shall be well maintained and shall:

(1) Be strong enough to support the loads imposed on them;

(2) Be equipped with a railing meeting the requirements of § 1918.21(b), if the slope is more than 20 degrees to the horizontal or if employees could fall more than four feet (1.22 m);

(3) Be equipped with a slip resistant surface;

(4) Be properly secured; and

(5) Be designed, constructed, and maintained to prevent vehicles from running off the edge. 4

4 When the gap to be bridged is greater than 36 inches (.91m), an acceptable means of preventing vehicles from running off the edge is a minimum side board height of two and three-quarter inches.

[62 FR 40202, July 25, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 40944, June 30, 2000]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1984–1997 · leading case: Keller v. United States, 38 F.3d 16 (1st Cir. 1994).
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Keller v. United States, 38 F.3d 16 (1st Cir. 1994). “See 29 C.F.R. § 1918.25 . Thus, Keller failed to weaken Bijhouwer’s interpretation and application of MARAD.”
Yates Constr. Co. v. Comm'r of Labor for North Carolina, 484 S.E.2d 430 (N.C. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 3× “23 ; 29 CFR § 1918.25 (1996). Permissible methods of entry and egress include: ramps, gangways, walkways and ladders.”
McGann v. Compania De Navegacio Maritima Netumar, 586 F. Supp. 1568 (D. Md. 1984). “See 29 C.F.R. § 1918.25 (“An adequate means of gaining a handhold shall be provided at or near the head of each vertical fixed ladder in cases where any coaming or other structural features are such that they cannot serve this purpose”).”
Morris v. Compagnie Mar. des Chargeurs Reunis, S.A., 832 F.2d 67 (5th Cir. 1987). “Because the shipowner has no duty to anticipate the actions or inaction of a careless stevedore, Morris must look only to his employer for compensation for his injuries.”
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