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      "title": "29 CFR Part 1910 Subpart D — Walking-Working Surfaces",
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      "location": "Sections 1910.21, 1910.22, 1910.26, 1910.28 and 1910.30",
      "source_vintage": "eCFR displayed Title 29 as up to date September 10, 2026; last Title 29 amendment September 9, 2026. These are different dates.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
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      "publisher": "eCFR / OSHA regulation",
      "title": "29 CFR 1910.26 — Dockboards",
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      "location": "Paragraphs (a)–(e), including both sentences of (c)",
      "source_vintage": "eCFR snapshot checked September 14, 2026.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
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    {
      "source_id": "S03",
      "publisher": "eCFR / OSHA regulation",
      "title": "29 CFR 1910.21 — Scope and definitions",
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      "source_vintage": "eCFR snapshot checked September 14, 2026.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
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    {
      "source_id": "S04",
      "publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor / OSHA",
      "title": "State Plans — Pennsylvania entry",
      "url": "https://osha.prod.pace.dol.gov/stateplans/",
      "location": "Pennsylvania entry and State Plan coverage descriptions",
      "source_vintage": "Undated agency page on an official Department of Labor host.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S05",
      "publisher": "MHI / Loading Dock Equipment Manufacturers (LODEM)",
      "title": "Loading Dock Compliance Considerations with New OSHA Rule 29 CFR 1910.26",
      "url": "https://og.mhi.org/downloads/industrygroups/lodem/lodem_osha_rule29.pdf",
      "location": "PDF page 1: quotations of ANSI MH30.1-2015 and MH30.2-2015 definitions",
      "source_vintage": "Discusses the January 2017 rule; publication/revision date not established.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S06",
      "publisher": "MHI / LODEM",
      "title": "LODEM — standards summaries",
      "url": "https://og.mhi.org/lodem",
      "location": "ANSI MH30.1-2022 and MH30.2-2022 summaries",
      "source_vintage": "Current public summaries checked September 14, 2026; not the purchased standards text.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
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    {
      "source_id": "S07",
      "publisher": "ANSI Webstore",
      "title": "ANSI MH30.2-2015 — document history",
      "url": "https://webstore.ansi.org/standards/mhia/ansimh302015-1655374",
      "location": "Historical edition; revised by ANSI MH30.2-2022",
      "source_vintage": "2015 edition listing; status checked September 14, 2026.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
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    {
      "source_id": "S08",
      "publisher": "Vestil Manufacturing",
      "title": "Aluminum Economizer Dockplates (E, EH)",
      "url": "https://www.vestil.com/product.php?FID=32",
      "location": "50 base plate model rows: 26 E and 24 EH; family application language",
      "source_vintage": "Undated product-family page; no common engineering revision date established for the model chart.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S09",
      "publisher": "Vestil Manufacturing",
      "title": "Aluminum Hand Truck Dockboards (AHTD)",
      "url": "https://www.vestil.com/product.php?FID=35",
      "location": "Six AHTD model rows; construction and hand-truck application language",
      "source_vintage": "Undated product-family page. Its 12-degree bend statement conflicts with the combined manual; no bend angle adopted as verified geometry.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
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    {
      "source_id": "S10",
      "publisher": "Vestil Manufacturing",
      "title": "Aluminum Truck Dockboards (Welded Aluminum Curbs) (BTA)",
      "url": "https://www.vestil.com/product.php?FID=33",
      "location": "BTA-10006048 model row and fork-truck family description",
      "source_vintage": "Not stated in the reviewed page.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S11",
      "publisher": "Vestil Manufacturing",
      "title": "Steel Truck Dockboards (TS)",
      "url": "https://www.vestil.com/product.php?FID=37",
      "location": "TS-10-6048 model row and fork-truck family description",
      "source_vintage": "Not stated in the reviewed page.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S12",
      "publisher": "Bluff Manufacturing",
      "title": "Aluminum Dock Plates (Model A-B)",
      "url": "https://bluffmanufacturing.com/dock-boards-dock-plates/aluminum-dock-plates/",
      "location": "25 A-series model rows; grade-height column; non-powered traffic restriction",
      "source_vintage": "Not stated in the reviewed page.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S13",
      "publisher": "Bluff Manufacturing",
      "title": "Aluminum Dock Boards (AC/BC)",
      "url": "https://bluffmanufacturing.com/dock-boards-dock-plates/aluminum-dock-boards/",
      "location": "AC6048 and BC6048 model rows; aluminum deck, steel curb and application descriptions",
      "source_vintage": "Not stated in the reviewed page.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S14",
      "publisher": "Bluff Manufacturing",
      "title": "Dock Board, Dock Plate & Container Ramp Selection Guide",
      "url": "https://bluffmanufacturing.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Dock-Board-Dock-Plate-Container-Ramp-Selection-Guide.pdf",
      "location": "PDF pages 1–3: traffic, width, length and capacity guidance; tables visually checked",
      "source_vintage": "Printed revision 20160708. The /2025/02/ hosting path is not its revision date.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
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    {
      "source_id": "S15",
      "publisher": "Copperloy",
      "title": "Dockplate Specifications",
      "url": "https://copperloy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Dockplate-Specifications.pdf",
      "location": "PDF page 2: 3/8-inch aluminum table; LP60-36 and LP60-48; table visually checked",
      "source_vintage": "Undated PDF; /2013/08/ is a hosting path, not a verified publication or revision date.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S16",
      "publisher": "Copperloy",
      "title": "Loading Dock Plate",
      "url": "https://copperloy.com/dock-equipment/loading-dock-plate/",
      "location": "Aluminum forklift restriction; conflicting general and steel-plate application descriptions",
      "source_vintage": "Not stated in the reviewed page.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S17",
      "publisher": "Copperloy",
      "title": "Steel and Aluminum Dock Boards",
      "url": "https://copperloy.com/dock-equipment/dock-boards/",
      "location": "Board/plate comparison and 1,000–14,000 lb plate-range statement",
      "source_vintage": "Not stated in the reviewed page.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S18",
      "publisher": "ANSI Webstore",
      "title": "ANSI MH30.2-2022 — Performance and Testing of Portable Dock Leveling Devices",
      "url": "https://webstore.ansi.org/standards/mhia/ansimh302022-2488393",
      "location": "Most-recent edition label; document history; public description",
      "source_vintage": "2022 edition listed as most recent on September 14, 2026; full standard not reviewed.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S19",
      "publisher": "Vestil Manufacturing",
      "title": "A, AH, E, EH — Use and Maintenance Instructions",
      "url": "https://vestildocs.com/manuals/A,%20AH,%20E,%20EH,%20MANUAL.pdf",
      "location": "Specification discussion and E-4224 entry in the E-series bill of materials, PDF page 8",
      "source_vintage": "Revision November 11, 2025.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S20",
      "publisher": "Vestil Manufacturing",
      "title": "BTA, SE, SEH, TS — Use and Maintenance Instructions",
      "url": "https://vestildocs.com/manuals/BTA,%20SE,%20SEH,%20TS,%20MANUAL.pdf",
      "location": "Notes on PDF pages 3 and 7: uniform capacity and fork-truck selection multiples; safety section",
      "source_vintage": "Revision November 14, 2025.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S21",
      "publisher": "Vestil Manufacturing",
      "title": "AHTD, TAS — Use and Maintenance Instructions",
      "url": "https://vestildocs.com/manuals/AHTD,%20TAS,%20MANUAL.pdf",
      "location": "PDF pages 2–3: uniform-capacity definition and AHTD powered-equipment exclusion; page 5: welded AHTD curbs and conflicting bend statement",
      "source_vintage": "Revision November 11, 2025. Shared document uses dockplate and dockboard terminology.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S22",
      "publisher": "Vestil Manufacturing",
      "title": "Loading Dock Equipment catalog — Aluminum Truck Dockboards",
      "url": "https://www.vestil.com/products/PDF-Flip/ldsol/files/basic-html/page18.html",
      "location": "Public HTML rendition, displayed catalog page 24: BTA width guidance",
      "source_vintage": "Catalog edition/revision date not established; retained as a specifically attributed catalog statement, not verified current approval for a particular unit.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S23",
      "publisher": "Bluff Manufacturing",
      "title": "Aluminum Dock Plates — Models A & B",
      "url": "https://bluffmanufacturing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Aluminum-Dock-Plates-Model-A-B.pdf",
      "location": "PDF pages 1–2: non-powered use, size-specific capacities and manufacturer ANSI compliance statement",
      "source_vintage": "No printed revision established; /2024/08/ is a hosting path.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
    },
    {
      "source_id": "S24",
      "publisher": "Vestil Manufacturing",
      "title": "Catalog 112 — Aluminum Hand Truck Dockboards",
      "url": "https://www.vestil.com/products/PDF-Flip/catalog/files/basic-html/page19.html",
      "location": "Public HTML rendition, displayed catalog page 25: AHTD overall-width, usable-width and overall-length columns",
      "source_vintage": "Catalog edition 112; publication/revision date not established. Overall dimensions cross-checked with the selected current AHTD chart.",
      "checked_on": "2026-09-14"
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