1926.502(e)(7): Locking Snaphooks on Positioning Devices
Snaphooks on positioning devices must fit their connections so they cannot release by accident, and as of January 1, 1998 only locking snaphooks may be used.
Official text: 29 CFR 1926.502(e)(7)
(7) Snaphooks shall be sized to be compatible with the member to which they are connected to prevent unintentional disengagement of the snaphook by depression of the snaphook keeper by the connected member, or shall be a locking type snaphook designed and used to prevent disengagement of the snaphook by the contact of the snaphook keeper by the connected member. As of January 1, 1998, only locking type snaphooks shall be used.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1926.502.
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