{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-1915.84","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 1915.84","heading":"Working alone.","body":"(a) Except as provided in § 1915.51(c)(3) of this part, whenever an employee is working alone, such as in a confined space or isolated location, the employer shall account for each employee:\n(1) Throughout each workshift at regular intervals appropriate to the job assignment to ensure the employee's safety and health; and\n(2) At the end of the job assignment or at the end of the workshift, whichever occurs first.\n(b) The employer shall account for each employee by sight or verbal communication.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XVII—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 1915—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT","Subpart F—General Working Conditions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"af8a7d67b1968409fe47d59fd2b5131730c31d2c2678e17a65d6c13851e609a7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-1915.83","next":"us/29-cfr-1915.85"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}