29 CFR § 1915.118 - Tables.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1915.118"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 1915.118 - Tables."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1915.118"
section_name: "Tables."
chapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1915"
part_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 941; 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754); 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR 50017), 5-2002 (67 FR 65008), 5-2007 (72 FR 31160), 4-2010 (75 FR 55355), 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), or 8-2020 (85 FR 58393); 29 CFR part 1911; and 5 U.S.C. 553, as applicable."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 16986, Apr. 20, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1915"
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# 1915.118 Tables.
The provisions of this section apply to ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking.
Table E-1—Dimensions and Spacing of Wood Independent-Pole Scaffold Members
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| Poles or uprights (in inches) | 2 × 4 | 3 × 4 or 2 × 6 | 4 × 4 | 3 × 4 | 4 × 4 | 4 × 6 |
| Bearers (in inches) | 2 × 6 | 2 × 6 | 2 × 6 | 2 × 8 | 2 × 8 | 2 × 10 |
| Ledgers (in inches) | 2 × 6 | 2 × 6 | 2 × 6 | 2 × 8 | 2 × 8 | 2 × 8 |
| Stringers (not supporting bearers) (in inches) | 1 × 6 | 1 × 6 | 1 × 6 | 1 × 6 | 1 × 6 | 1 × 6 |
| Braces (in inches) | 1 × 4 | 1 × 6 | 1 × 6 | 1 × 6 | 1 × 6 | 1 × 6 |
| Pole spacing—longitudinally (in feet) | 7⁄ | 7⁄ | 7⁄ | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Pole spacing—transversely (in feet) | 6⁄ min | 7⁄ min | 8⁄ min | 6⁄ | 10 | 10 |
| Ledger spacing—vertically (in feet) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4⁄ | 4⁄ | 4⁄ |
Table E-2—Specifications for Side Rails of Ladders
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| --- | --- | --- |
| 15 | 1⁄ × 2⁄ | 1⁄ × 3⁄ |
| 16 | 1⁄ × 2⁄ | 1⁄ × 3⁄ |
| 18 | 1⁄ × 3 | 1⁄ × 4 |
| 20 | 1⁄ × 3 | 1⁄ × 4 |
| 24 | 1⁄ × 3 | 1⁄ × 4⁄ |
Table E-3—Specifications for the Construction of Horses
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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| Legs | 2 × 4 | 3 × 4 | 4 × 6 |
| Bearers or headers | 2 × 6 | 2 × 8 | 4 × 6 |
| Crossbraces | 2 × 4 | 2 × 4 | 2 × 6 |
| | or | | |
| | 1 × 8 | | |
| Longitudinal braces | 2 × 4 | 2 × 6 | 2 × 6 |
Table E-4—Safe Center Loads for Scaffold Plank of 1,100 Pounds Fibre Stress
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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | 2 × 10 | 1⁄ × 9⁄ | 2 × 12 | 1⁄ × 11⁄ | 3 × 8 | 2⁄ × 7⁄ | 3 × 10 | 2⁄ × 9⁄ | 3 × 12 | 2⁄ × 11⁄ |
| 6 | 256 | | 309 | | 526 | | 667 | | 807 | |
| 8 | 192 | | 232 | | 395 | | 500 | | 605 | |
| 10 | 153 | | 186 | | 316 | | 400 | | 484 | |
| 12 | 128 | | 155 | | 263 | | 333 | | 404 | |
| 14 | 110 | | 133 | | 225 | | 286 | | 346 | |
| 16 | | | 116 | | 197 | | 250 | | 303 | |
| (A)—Rough lumber. | | | | | | | | | | |
| (B)—Dressed lumber. | | | | | | | | | | |
Table G-1—Number and Spacing of U-Bolt Wire Rope Clips
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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| () | | | |
| ⁄ | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| ⁄ | 3 | 4 | 3⁄ |
| ⁄ | 4 | 5 | 4⁄ |
| ⁄ | 4 | 5 | 5⁄ |
| 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 1⁄ | 5 | 6 | 6⁄ |
| 1⁄ | 5 | 7 | 7⁄ |
| 1⁄ | 6 | 7 | 8⁄ |
| 1⁄ | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Three clips shall be used on wire size less than ⁄-inch diameter. | | | |
Table G-2—Maximum Allowable Wear at Any Point of Link
| Chain size in inches | Maximum allowable wear in fraction of inches |
| --- | --- |
| ⁄(⁄) | ⁄ |
| ⁄ | ⁄ |
| ⁄ | ⁄ |
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| ⁄ | ⁄ |
| ⁄ | ⁄ |
| 1 | ⁄ |
| 1⁄ | ⁄ |
| 1⁄ | ⁄ |
| 1⁄ | ⁄ |
| 1⁄ | ⁄ |
| 1⁄ | ⁄ |
[47 FR 16986, Apr. 20, 1982, as amended at 61 FR 26351, May 24, 1996; 67 FR 44543, July 3, 2002; 76 FR 33610, June 8, 2011]