21.O Working Over or Near Water (piers, wharves, quay walls, barges, aerial lifts, crane- supported work platforms, etc).
PFDs are required for all work over or near water unless detailed below. > See Figure 21-7.
Figure 21-7
Note 1: All USACE and contractor workers, to include divers, must comply with the requirements below.
Note 2: If utilizing PFDs with full body harness, the full body harness must be worn under the PFD. The type of PFD used must not interfere with proper use of a full body harness and lanyard.
21.O.01 When continuous fall protection is used, without exception, to prevent workers from falling into the water, the employer has effectively removed the drowning hazard and PFDs are not required.
Note: When using safety nets as fall protection, USCG-approved PFDs are usually required, unless rationale is provided in AHA.
21.O.02 When working over or near water and the distance from walking/working surface to the water's surface is 25 ft (7.6 m) or more, workers must be protected from falling by the use of a fall protection system and PFDs are not required.
21.O.03 When working over or near water where the distance from the walking/working surface to the water's surface is less than 25 ft (7.6 m) AND the water depth is less than 10 ft (3.05 m), fall protection must be required and PFDs are not required.
21.O.04 When working over water, PFD, lifesaving equipment and safety skiffs meeting the requirements of this EM must be used as required.
21.O.05 When working from/in machinery (mechanically operated equipment), aerial lift equipment or other movable work platforms/cranes directly over water AND the depth of the water is at least 10 ft (3 m) deep, fall protection is not required, however, PFDs are required.
21.O.06 When there are hazards from currents, intakes, dangerous machinery or equipment, or barges, etc., fall protection must be required regardless of the fall distance and PFDs are not required.
21.P Other Engineered Fall Protection Systems.
21.P.01 Commercially available engineered/integrated systems are recognized as effective fall protection and may be used. These are systems that are not addressed in Paragraph 21.F.
21.P.02 Commercially available engineered/integrated systems must be designed, installed, certified and used only under the supervision of QP and used per manufacturer instructions and recommendations. The CP may (if deemed appropriate by a QP), supervise the assembly, disassembly, use and inspection of the engineered system, under the direction of the QP.
21.P.03 The design must include drawings, required clearance, instructions on proper installation, use and inspection requirements. These systems must be reviewed and accepted by the GDA as part of the Fall Protection and Prevention Plan.
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21-14. If there are hazards from currents, intakes, dangerous machinery or equipment, or barges, etc., while working near or over water, when is fall protection required?
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