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29 CFR § 1919.26 - Visual inspection before tests.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1919.26"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 1919.26 - Visual inspection before tests."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1919.26"
section_name: "Visual inspection before tests."
chapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1919"
part_name: "GEAR CERTIFICATION"
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), or 4-2010 (75 FR 55355), as applicable; and 29 CFR 1911."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 22096, June 19, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1919"
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# 1919.26 Visual inspection before tests.

Before any test under this subpart E is carried out, a visual inspection of the gear involved shall be conducted and any visibly defective gear shall be replaced or repaired. The provisions of § 1919.15(d) shall be adhered to.