{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-1918.25","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 1918.25","heading":"Bridge plates and ramps (See also § 1918.86).","body":"(a) Bridge and car plates (dockboards). Bridge and car plates used afloat shall be well maintained and shall:\n(1) Be strong enough to support the loads imposed on them;\n(2) Be secured or equipped with devices to prevent their dislodgement;\n(3) Be equipped with hand holds or other effective means to permit safe handling; and\n(4) Be designed, constructed, and maintained to prevent vehicles from running off the edge. 3\n(b) Portable ramps. Portable ramps used afloat shall be well maintained and shall:\n(1) Be strong enough to support the loads imposed on them;\n(2) Be equipped with a railing meeting the requirements of § 1918.21(b), if the slope is more than 20 degrees to the horizontal or if employees could fall more than four feet (1.22 m);\n(3) Be equipped with a slip resistant surface;\n(4) Be properly secured; and\n(5) Be designed, constructed, and maintained to prevent vehicles from running off the edge. 4","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XVII—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 1918—SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR LONGSHORING","Subpart C—Gangways and Other Means of Access"],"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":"330c7165a7059a0e961c894d1390249fb9da7412b793e2c37bbf784c1efac38f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-1918.24","next":"us/29-cfr-1918.26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}