33 CFR § 142.45 - Personal flotation devices.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s142.45"
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title: "33 CFR § 142.45 - Personal flotation devices."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "142.45"
section_name: "Personal flotation devices."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES"
part_number: "142"
part_name: "WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "43 U.S.C 1333(d)(1), 1347(c), 1348(c); 49 CFR 1.46(z)."
regulatory_source: "CGD 79-077, 51 FR 25059, July 10, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "142"
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# 142.45 Personal flotation devices.

Personnel, when working in a location such that, in the event of a fall, they would likely fall into water, shall wear a work vest that meets the requirements of 33 CFR 146.20 or a life preserver that meets the requirements of 46 CFR 160.002, 160.005, or 160.055, except when using the safety belts and lifelines required by § 142.42.