Vertical Tandem Lifts for Marine Terminals (29 CFR part 1917)

The Vertical Tandem Lifts (VTLs) Standard requires employers to develop, implement, and maintain a written plan for transporting vertically connected containers in the longshoring and marine terminal industries. The written plan is necessary for the safe transport of VTLs in the marine terminal where factors affect the stability of a VTL which has a higher center of gravity than a single container.

The latest form for Vertical Tandem Lifts for Marine Terminals (29 CFR part 1917) expires 2021-08-31 and can be found here.