Safe Guarding Work Areas in the Elevator Trade

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- 311 (3) If a worker removes a safeguard or makes it ineffective, the worker must ensure that - (a) alternative protective measures are in place until the safeguard is replaced, - (b) the safeguard is replaced immediately after the task is completed, and - (c) the safeguard functions properly once replaced. 311 (4) If a safeguard for machinery is removed or made ineffective and the machinery cannot be directly controlled by a worker, the worker who removes the safeguard or makes it ineffective must lock out or lock out and tag the machinery or render it inoperative. ## No safeguards 312 (1) Despite other sections in this Part, an employer may allow the machinery to be operated without the safeguards if - (a) safeguards are normally required by this Code for machinery, and - (b) the machinery cannot accommodate or operate with these safeguards. - 312 (2) If machinery in subsection (1) is operated without safeguards, the employer must ensure workers operating or in the vicinity of the machine wear personal protective equipment that - (a) is appropriate to the hazard, and - (b) offers protection equal to or greater than that offered by the safeguards. ## Building shafts 313 (1) An employer must ensure that if a work platform is necessary to ensure the safety of workers in a building shaft, there is - (a) a main work platform that is completely decked and designed to support any anticipated load, and - (b) a 2nd platform not more than 4 metres below the main work platform. 313 (2) An employer must ensure that if there is no work platform at a doorway or opening to a building shaft, - (a) the doorway or opening is enclosed, - (b) the enclosure is not less than 2 metres high, and - (c) there is an access door opening out from the enclosed area. 313 (3) An employer must ensure that, while a building shaft is being constructed, at least one warning sign indicating the presence of an open building shaft is placed at each point of entry to the shaft. ## Covering o…

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［ ## SECURELY BLOCK THE MACHINE OR ANY COMPONENT THAT MAY FALL To prevent serious injury or death, always support all the attachment /equipment when performing maintenance or inspecting underneath the machine or any raised attachment /equipment. - · Before performing maintenance or repairs under the machine, park the machine on firm level ground, lower the attachment to the ground, pull the control lock lever and remove the key. - · Securely block the tracks. - · If you must work beneath the raised machine or equipment, always use wood blocks, jack-stands or other rigid and stable supports. Never get under the machine, the attachment /equipment, if they are not sufficiently supported. - This procedure is especially important when working on hydraulic cylinders. <!-- image --> ## LOCK THE ACCESS PANEL To prevent serious injury, always secure the opened door panel with the stay(1) when maintaining the machine. If the door panel is not secure, it could move and you may be injured. ## PREVENT FALLS - · Clean all slippery substances such as grease, oil, hydraulic oil, mud, ice, and others attached to the steps, handrails, crawlers, ladders, and platforms. - · Inspect appearances and mounting portions of the steps, handrails, ladders, and platforms. Replace any damaged parts and tighten any loose bolts or nuts. - · Use the proper personal protective equipment, such as a body harness, if needed. - · Use extreme caution when walking on elevated surfaces to avoid slipping. - · Always use the steps, handrails, ladders and platforms to access locations above the ground level. - · Always face the machine and maintain three points of contact with the steps and handrails. - · Do not use control lock lever or control levers as hand hold. - · Do not have anything in your hands, including tools, when getting on and off the machine. - · Never jump on and off the machine, or attempt to get on and off a moving machine. - · Clean all spills, and store or secure tools in a strong…

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## 29 CFR 1926 (OSHA) Toeboard means a low protective barrier that will prevent the fall of materials and equipment to lower levels and provide protection from falls for personnel. Unprotected sides and edges means any side or edge (except at entrances to points of access) of a walking/working surface, e.g., floor, roof, ramp, or runway where there is no wall or guardrail system at least 39 inches (1.0 m) high. Walking/working surface means any surface, whether horizontal or vertical on which an employee walks or works, including, but not limited to, floors, roofs, ramps, bridges, runways, formwork and concrete reinforcing steel but not including ladders, vehicles, or trailers, on which employees must be located in order to perform their job duties. Warning line system means a barrier erected on a roof to warn employees that they are approaching an unprotected roof side or edge, and which designates an area in which roofing work may take place without the use of guardrail, body belt, or safety net systems to protect employees in the area. Work area means that portion of a walking/working surface where job duties are being performed. [59 FR [redacted postal code], Aug. 9, 1994, as amended at 60 FR [redacted postal code], Aug. 2, 1995; 66 FR 5265, Jan. 18, 2001; 75 FR [redacted postal code], Aug. 9, 2010; 79 FR [redacted postal code], Apr. 11, 2014] ## §1926.501 Duty to have fall protection. - (a) General. (1) This section sets forth requirements for employers to provide fall protection systems. All fall protection required by this section shall conform to the criteria set forth in §1926.502 of this subpart. - (2) The employer shall determine if the walking/working surfaces on which its employees are to work have the strength and structural integrity to support employees safely. Employees shall be allowed to work on those surfaces only when the surfaces have the requisite strength and structural integrity. - (b)(1) Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee …

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Division 2 - (4) The employer shall implement procedures for the use of tags and locks which will prevent the inadvertent application of energy or motion to equipment being repaired, serviced, or adjusted, which could result in employee injury. Such locks and tags shall be removed in accordance with established procedures only by the employee installing them or, if unavailable, by his or her supervisor. - (n) Grain stream processing equipment. The employer shall equip grain stream processing equipment (such as hammer mills, grinders, and pulverizers) with an effective means of removing ferrous material from the incoming grain stream. - (o) Emergency escape. - (1) The employer shall provide at least two means of emergency escape from galleries (bin decks). - (2) The employer shall provide at least one means of emergency escape in tunnels of existing grain elevators. Tunnels in grain elevators constructed after the effective date of this standard shall be provided with at least two means of emergency escape. - (p) Continuous-flow bulk raw grain dryers. - (1) All direct-heat grain dryers shall be equipped with automatic controls that: - (i) Will shut-off the fuel supply in case of power or flame failure or interruption of air movement through the exhaust fan; and, - (ii) Will stop the grain from being fed into the dryer if excessive temperature occurs in the exhaust of the drying section. - (2) Direct-heat grain dryers installed after March 30, 1988 shall be: - (i) Located outside the grain elevator; or - (ii) Located in an area inside the grain elevator protected by a fire or explosion suppression system; or - (iii) Located in an area inside the grain elevator which is separated from other areas of the facility by construction having at least a 1 hour fireresistance rating. - (q) Inside bucket elevators. - (1) Bucket elevators shall not be jogged to free a choked leg.