29 CFR Appendix Appendix I to Part 1917
Special Cargo Gear and Container Spreader Test Requirements (Mandatory) [see § 1917.50(c)(5)]
July 28, 2023
Appendix I to Part 1917—Special Cargo Gear and Container Spreader Test Requirements (Mandatory) [see § 1917.50(c)(5)]
Open Table
| Type gear | Test requirement | Tested by | Proof test | |
| A. All Special Cargo Handling Gear Purchased or Manufactured on or After January 21, 1998 | ||||
| 1. Safe Working Load—greater than 5 short tons (10,000 lbs./4.5 metric tons) | Prior to initial use | OSHA accredited agency only | Up to 20 short tons | 125% SWL |
| Prior to reuse after structural damage repair | From 20 to 50 short tons | 5 short tons in excess of SWL | ||
| Every four years after initial proof load test | OSHA accredited agency or designated person (40)(1) 125% SWL | Over 50 short tons | 110% SWL | |
| 2. Safe Working Load—5 short tons or less | Prior to initial use
Prior to reuse after structural damage repair |
OSHA accredited agency or designated person | 125% SWL | |
| 3. Intermodal container spreaders not part of vessel's cargo handling gear | Prior to initial use | |||
| Prior to reuse after structural damage repair | OSHA accredited agency only | |||
| Every four years after initial proof load test | OSHA accredited agency or designated person | 125% SWL | ||
| B. All Special Cargo Handling Gear in Use Prior to January 21, 1998 | ||||
| 1. Any Safe Working Load | Every four years starting on January 21, 1998 | OSHA accredited agency or designated person | Up to 20 short tons | |
| Prior to initial use or prior to reuse after structural damage repair | OSHA accredited agency | From 20 to 50 short tons | 5 short tons in excess of SWL | |
| Over 50 short tons | 110% SWL | |||
| 2. Intermodal container spreaders not part of ship's gear | Every four years starting on January 21, 1998 | OSHA accredited agency or designated person | ||
| Prior to initial use or prior to reuse after structural damage repair | OSHA accredited agency | 125% SWL | ||
[65 FR 40943, June 30, 2000]
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