South African Institute for Drug Free Sport Act, 1997
R 385
Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMaritime Occupational Safety Regulations, 1994Chapter II : Safety provisions for staff on board ship, appliances and equipment25. Guardrails |
| (1) | Every employer shall ensure that any opening, open hatchway or dangerous edge into, through, or over which a person may fall is fitted with secure guardrails or fencing of adequate design and construction to prevent such occurrence, except where the installation of such guardrails of fencing will interfere with the proper performance of work. |
| (2) | Where a temporary opening is made in a ship for carrying out repair work, the opening may, in lieu of the guarding required by subregulation (1), be guarded by means of hazard tape displayed at a height of not less than 800 mm and not higher than 1 200 mm and at a distance of not less than 2 000 mm from the edge of the opening. |
[Regulation 25(2) inserted by regulation 9 of Notice No. R. 1712 dated 19 December 1997]
