Material handling

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Division 2 - (C) Any manually fed cutter, shredder, or duster shall be provided with an idler roll as per section (7)(b)(B) of this rule or the operator shall use special hand-feeding tools. - (D) Hoods of cutters, shredders, and dusters shall have exhaust ventilation, in accordance with 1910.94, Ventilation, in Subdivision G. - (c) Blowers. - (A) Blowers used for transporting rags shall be provided with feed hoppers having outer edges located not less than 48 inches from the fan. - (B) The arrangement of the blower discharge outlets and work areas shall be such as to prevent material from falling on workers. - (d) Conveyors. Conveyors and conveyor drive belts and pulleys shall be fully enclosed or, if open and within 7 feet of the floor, shall be constructed and guarded in accordance with section (4)(q) of this rule, and Subdivision N, Material Handling and Storage. - (e) Guarding requirements. - (A) Traveling sections of conveyors and other equipment with wheels which run on rails or guides shall be guarded by sweep guards, installed in front of the traveling wheels in all areas where workers may be exposed to contact. Sweep guards shall have not greater than 1/4 inch clearance above the rail or guide. - (B) When using mechanical equipment to elevate the front end of the chip containers for dumping into a hopper, the shear area between the floor and the elevated section shall be safeguarded. - (f) Dust. Measures for the control of dust shall be provided, in accordance with American National Standard ANSI/NFPA 91-1992 and Subdivision I, Personal Protective Equipment. - (g) Rag cookers. - (A) When cleaning, inspection, or other work requires that persons enter rag cookers, all steam and water valves, or other control devices, shall be locked and tagged in the closed or 'off' position. Blank flanging of pipelines is acceptable in place of closed and locked valves. - (B) When cleaning, inspection, or other work requires…

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## 29 CFR 1926 (OSHA) - (iii) Lumber shall be so stacked as to be stable and self-supporting. - (iv) Lumber piles shall not exceed 20 feet in height provided that lumber to be handled manually shall not be stacked more than 16 feet high. - (9) Structural steel, poles, pipe, bar stock, and other cylindrical materials, unless racked, shall be stacked and blocked so as to prevent spreading or tilting. - (c) Housekeeping. Storage areas shall be kept free from accumulation of materials that constitute hazards from tripping, fire, explosion, or pest harborage. Vegetation control will be exercised when necessary. - (d) Dockboards (bridge plates). (1) Portable and powered dockboards shall be strong enough to carry the load imposed on them. - (2) Portable dockboards shall be secured in position, either by being anchored or equipped with devices which will prevent their slipping. - (3) Handholds, or other effective means, shall be provided on portable dockboards to permit safe handling. - (4) Positive protection shall be provided to prevent railroad cars from being moved while dockboards or bridge plates are in position. - [44 FR 8577, Feb. 9, 1979; 44 FR [redacted postal code], Apr. 6, 1979, as amended at 49 FR [redacted postal code], Apr. 30, 1984; 54 FR [redacted postal code], June 7, 1989; 58 FR [redacted postal code], June 30, 1993; 59 FR [redacted postal code], Aug. 9, 1994; 61 FR 5510, Feb. 13, 1996] ## §1926.251 Rigging equipment for material handling. - (a) General. (1) Rigging equipment for material handling shall be inspected prior to use on each shift and as necessary during its use to ensure that it is safe. Defective rigging equipment shall be removed from service. - (2) Employers must ensure that rigging equipment: - (i) Has permanently affixed and legible identification markings as prescribed by the manufacturer that indicate the recommended safe working load; - (ii) Not be loaded in excess of its recommended safe working load as prescribed on the identif…

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules Division 2 - (a) Aerial cableways - An aerial cableway is a cable supported system in which the material-handling carrier is not detached from the operating span and the travel is wholly within the span. A cableway transports a load for short distances, in a single carrier traveling back and forth on a single cable, or on multiple parallel cables, a hoisting operation being combined with the transfer of the load; the operation is intermittent; - (b) Aerial tramways - An aerial tramway is cable-supported system in which the travel of the materials handling carriers is continuous or reversible over the supports of one or more spans. On continuous tramways, a series of loaded carriers travel in one direction. On reversible tramways, one carrier travels back and forth on a cable. Bi-cable tramways have a fixed track cable, along which the carriers are hauled by a traction rope. Twin-cable tramways are similar, except that carriers run on a pair of track cables. Mono-cable tramways have a single running rope to support and move the carriers. ## Storage of Materials ## (2) General. - (a) Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked; - (b) Pile foundations shall be designed and arranged to support maximum loads without sinking, sagging, or permitting piles to tip; - (c) Containers of toxic, flammable, radioactive, or irritating substances shall be properly labeled and stored as specified in other sections of the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Code; - (d) Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear to provide for the free and safe movement of material handling equipment and employees. - (3) Disposal of Material. - (a) Scrap, waste material, and rubbish shall be removed at reasonable intervals from the immediate work area as the work progresses. Materials shall not be permitted to accumulate in such volume as to impede safe access to the work area; - (b) All solvent waste…

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Division 2 - (9) Loose Material - Sand, Gravel, Crushed Rock, Sawdust, etc. Undercutting of stock piles is prohibited; materials in such piles shall be kept as near as is practical to the angle of repose and present no hazard to employees. - (10) Corrugated and Flat Iron - Steel. - (a) Corrugated and flat iron shall be stacked in stable piles; - (b) Racks capable of supporting the imposed loads without deformation shall be used for storing steel plate on edge and shall provide positive protection against the danger to personnel from toppling or sliding plates. - (11) Pipe and Bar Stock. - (a) In removing pipe and bar stock from unsecured piles, workers shall not approach the side of the pile but shall remove it from the ends of the pile; - (b) Pipe or bar stock extending into passageways shall be clearly marked or padded. - (12) Drums, Rolls, Cylindrical Objects. - (a) Barrels, drums, large pipe, rolls of paper, and other cylindrical objects piled on their sides shall have the bottom row securely blocked. If separators are used between rows of the pile, blocks shall be secured at each end of the separators; - (b) Spacing strips shall be placed between bundles. - (c) Structural steel, poles, pipe, bar stock and other cylindrical materials, unless racked, shall be stacked and blocked to prevent spreading, tilting, or rolling. - (13) Equipment Design and Construction. - (a) All equipment, structures, and appurtenances used for handling or storing materials shall be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with sound engineering practices and the specifications and recommendations of the manufacturer. They shall be of sufficient strength to support the loads acting on them in addition to their own dead loads. Allowances shall be made for wind, impact, erection and any special loadings that may occur. No combination of these loadings shall be permitted to cause a stress in any member that exceeds the allowable st…

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## Subpart H-Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal AUTHORITY: 40 U.S.C. 3701; 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657; and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR [redacted postal code]), 9-83 (48 FR [redacted postal code]), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 4-2010 (75 FR [redacted postal code]), or 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), as applicable. Section 1926.250 also issued under 29 CFR part 1911. ## §1926.250 General requirements for storage. - (a) General. (1) All materials stored in tiers shall be stacked, racked, blocked, interlocked, or otherwise secured to prevent sliding, falling or collapse. - (2) Maximum safe load limits of floors within buildings and structures, in pounds per square foot, shall be conspicuously posted in all storage areas, except for floor or slab on grade. Maximum safe loads shall not be exceeded. - (3) Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear to provide for the free and safe movement of material handling equipment or employees. Such areas shall be kept in good repair. - (4) When a difference in road or working levels exist, means such as ramps, blocking, or grading shall be used to ensure the safe movement of vehicles between the two levels. - (b) Material storage. (1) Material stored inside buildings under construction shall not be placed within 6 feet of any hoistway or inside floor openings, nor within 10 feet of an exterior wall which does not extend above the top of the material stored. - (2) Each employee required to work on stored material in silos, hoppers, tanks, and similar storage areas shall be equipped with personal fall arrest equipment meeting the requirements of subpart M of this part. - (3) Noncompatible materials shall be segregated in storage. - (4) Bagged materials shall be stacked by stepping back the layers and cross-keying the bags at least every 10 bags high. - (5) Materials shall not be stored on scaffolds or runways in excess of supplies needed for immediate operations. - (6) Brick stacks shall not be more than 7 f…

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Division 2 AO 3-2019 Oregon Administrative Rules OR-OSHA Admin. Order 6-1999, f. 5/26/99, ef. 5/26/99. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 12-2001, f. 10/26/01, ef. 10/26/01. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 7-2003, f. 12/5/03, ef. 12/5/03. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 4-2006, f. 7/24/06, ef. 7/24/06. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 3-2011, f. 11/1/11, ef. 11/1/11. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 4-2011, f. 12/8/11, ef. 12/8/11. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 1-2012, f. 4/10/12, ef. 4/10/12. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 2-2017, f. 5/16/17, ef. 11/1/17. ## 1910.176 Handling Materials - General - (a) Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked. - (b) Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse. - (c) Housekeeping. Storage areas shall be kept free from accumulation of materials that constitute hazards from tripping, fire, explosion, or pest harborage. Vegetation control will be exercised when necessary. - (d) [Reserved] - (e) Clearance limits. Clearance signs to warn of clearance limits shall be provided. - (f) Rolling railroad cars. Derail and/or bumper blocks shall be provided on spur railroad tracks where a rolling car could contact other cars being worked, enter a building, work or traffic area. - (g) Guarding. Covers and/or guardrails shall be provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc. [39 FR [redacted postal code], June 27, 1974, as amended at 43 FR [redacted postal code], Oct. 24, 1978] Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4) Stats. Impleme…

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## Additional Requirements 97-121 ## Supplies required for fire truck 51.95 An employer shall ensure that each fire truck is equipped with two portable hand lights, each of which is powered with at least a six volt battery. ## Jewellery not to be worn 51.96 When engaged in structural fire-fighting, a fire -fighter shall not wear any jewellery. 97-121; 98-78 ## PART VIII ## HANDLING AND STORAGE OF MATERIALS ## General Handling of Objects and Material ## Equipment and training - 52 Where the health or safety of an employee handling an object or material may be endangered, an employer shall ensure that - (a) adequate and appropriate equipment is provided to the employee and is used by the employee for lift -ing and moving the object or material, and - (b) the employee is instructed as to the appropriate method of lifting and moving objects and material. ## Heavy Objects ## Heavy objects on inclines or rollers - 53 (1) Where a heavy object is handled on an incline, an employer shall ensure that an employee handling the object uses, and the employee handling the object shall use, chocks and ropes or other tackle to control the mo -tion of the object, and both shall ensure that other em -ployees do not stand on the downward side of the in -cline. - 53 (2) Where a heavy object is moved by using rollers, an employer shall ensure that an employee moving the Safety Ropes, Harnesses and Hardware » , édition de 1985. 97-121; 2020-35 ## Prescriptions supplémentaires 97-121 ## Équipement requis sur les camions de lutte contre l'incendie 51.95 L'employeur doit s'assurer que chaque camion de lutte contre l'incendie est muni de deux appareils d'éclairage portatifs fonctionnant chacun avec une pile de six volts. ## Port des bijoux interdits 51.96 Il est interdit à tout pompier qui se livre à la lut -te contre un incendie d'immeuble de porter des bijoux. 97-121; 98-78 ## PARTIE VIII ## MANUTENTION ET ENTRE…