29 CFR § 1919.74 - Annual examination of derricks.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1919.74"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 1919.74 - Annual examination of derricks."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1919.74"
section_name: "Annual examination of derricks."
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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# 1919.74 Annual examination of derricks.

(a) In any year in which no quadrennial unit proof test is required, an examination shall be carried out by an accredited person or his authorized representative. Such annual examination shall be made not later than the anniversary date of the quadrennial certification and shall conform in all applicable respect with § 1919.71(d).