What is the recruitment for an open manhole

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## 29 CFR 1926 (OSHA) walking/working surface, shall be protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system. - (15) Walking/working surfaces not otherwise addressed. Except as provided in §1926.500(a)(2) or in §1926.501 (b)(1) through (b)(14), each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system. - (c) Protection from falling objects. When an employee is exposed to falling objects, the employer shall have each employee wear a hard hat and shall implement one of the following measures: - (1) Erect toeboards, screens, or guardrail systems to prevent objects from falling from higher levels; or, - (2) Erect a canopy structure and keep potential fall objects far enough from the edge of the higher level so that those objects would not go over the edge if they were accidentally displaced; or, - (3) Barricade the area to which objects could fall, prohibit employees from entering the barricaded area, and keep objects that may fall far enough away from the edge of a higher level so that those objects would not go over the edge if they were accidentally displaced.

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<!-- image --> Division 2 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (9) Any step bolt that is bent more than 15 degrees from the perpendicular in any direction is removed and replaced with a step bolt that meets the requirements of this section before an employee uses it. - (b) Manhole steps. - (1) The employer must ensure that each manhole step is capable of supporting its maximum intended load. - (2) The employer must ensure that each manhole step installed on or after January 17, 2017: Note to 1910.24(b)(2): The above referenced date does not apply in Oregon. Instead, in accordance with OAR [redacted phone](2)(d), the Oregon delayed effective date is January 1, 2018. - (i) Has a corrugated, knurled, dimpled, or other surface that minimizes the possibility of an employee slipping; - (ii) Is constructed of, or coated with, material that protects against corrosion if the manhole step is located in an environment where corrosion may occur; - (iii) Has a minimum clear step width of 10 inches (25 cm); - (iv) Is uniformly spaced at a vertical distance not more than 16 inches (41cm) apart, measured center to center between steps. The spacing from the entry and exit surface to the first manhole step may differ from the spacing between the other steps. - (v) Has a minimum perpendicular distance between the centerline of the manhole step to the nearest permanent object in back of the step of at least 4.5 inches (11 cm); and - (vi) Is designed, constructed, and maintained to prevent the employee's foot from slipping or sliding off the end. - (3) The employer must ensure that each manhole step is inspected at the start of the work shift and maintained in accordance with § 1910.22. Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4). Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295. Hist: OR-OSHA Admin. Order 2-2017, f. 5/16/17, ef. 11/1/17.

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules Division 3 - (1) Covers located in roadways and vehicular aisles shall be capable of supporting, without failure, at least twice the maximum axle load of the largest vehicle expected to cross over the cover. - (2) All other covers shall be capable of supporting, without failure, at least twice the weight of employees, equipment, and materials that may be imposed on the cover at any one time. - (3) All covers shall be secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees. - (4) All covers shall be color coded or they shall be marked with the word 'HOLE' or 'COVER' to provide warning of the hazard. Note: This provision does not apply to cast iron manhole covers or steel grates used on streets or roadways. - (j) Protection from falling objects. Falling object protection shall comply with the following provisions: - (1) Toeboards, when used as falling object protection, shall be erected along the edge of the overhead walking/working surface for a distance sufficient to protect employees below. - (2) Toeboards shall be capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 50 pounds (222 N) applied in any downward or outward direction at any point along the toeboard. - (3) Toeboards shall be a minimum of 3 1/2 inches (9 cm) in vertical height from their top edge to the level of the walking/working surface. They shall have not more than 1/4 inch (0.6 cm) clearance above the walking/working surface. They shall be solid or have openings not over 1 inch (2.5 cm) in greatest dimension. - (4) Where tools, equipment, or materials are piled higher than the top edge of a toeboard, paneling or screening shall be erected from the walking/working surface or toeboard to the top of a guardrail system's top rail or midrail, for a distance sufficient to protect employees below. - (5) Guardrail systems, when used as falling object protection, shall hav…

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## 29 CFR 1926 (OSHA) from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system. If a guardrail system is chosen to provide the fall protection, and a controlled access zone has already been established for leading edge work, the control line may be used in lieu of a guardrail along the edge that parallels the leading edge. - (3) Hoist areas. Each employee in a hoist area shall be protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems. If guardrail systems, [or chain, gate, or guardrail] or portions thereof, are removed to facilitate the hoisting operation (e.g., during landing of materials), and an employee must lean through the access opening or out over the edge of the access opening (to receive or guide equipment and materials, for example), that employee shall be protected from fall hazards by a personal fall arrest system. - (4) Holes. (i) Each employee on walking/working surfaces shall be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes. - (ii) Each employee on a walking/working surface shall be protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers. - (iii) Each employee on a walking/working surface shall be protected from objects falling through holes (including skylights) by covers. - (5) Formwork and reinforcing steel. Each employee on the face of formwork or reinforcing steel shall be protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, or positioning device systems. - (6) Ramps, runways, and other walkways. Each employee on ramps, runways, and other walkways shall be protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems. - (7) Excavations. (i) Each employee at the edge of an excavation 6 feet (1.8 …

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Division 2 - (B) When unsafe conditions are detected by testing or other means, the work area shall be ventilated and otherwise made safe before entry. - (ii) An adequate continuous supply of air shall be provided while work is performed in manholes under any of the following conditions: - (A) Where combustible or explosive gas vapors have been initially detected and subsequently reduced to a safe level by ventilation, - (B) Where organic solvents are used in the work procedure, - (C) Where open flame torches are used in the work procedure, - (D) Where the manhole is located in that portion of a public right of way open to vehicular traffic and/or exposed to a seepage of gas or gases, or - (E) Where a toxic gas or oxygen deficiency is found. (iii) - (A) The requirements of paragraphs (o)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section do not apply to work in central office cable vaults that are adequately ventilated. - (B) The requirements of paragraphs (o)(2)(i) and (ii) of this section apply to work in unvented vaults. - (3) Joint power and telecommunication manholes. While work is being performed in a manhole occupied jointly by an electric utility and a telecommunication utility, an employee with basic first aid training shall be available in the immediate vicinity to render emergency assistance as may be required. The employee whose presence is required in the immediate vicinity for the purposes of rendering emergency assistance is not to be precluded from occasionally entering a manhole to provide assistance other than in an emergency. The requirement of this paragraph (o)(3) does not preclude a qualified employee, working alone, from entering for brief periods of time, a manhole where energized cables or equipment are in service, for the purpose of inspection, housekeeping, taking readings, or similar work if such work can be performed safely. - (4) Ladders. Ladders shall be used to enter and exit manholes exceeding 4 feet in…

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Division 2 AO 6-2017 Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (i) Metal measuring tapes, metal measuring ropes, or tapes containing conductive strands may not be used when working near exposed energized parts. - (ii) Where it is necessary to measure clearances from energized parts, only non-conductive devices shall be used. - (o) Underground lines. The provisions of this paragraph apply to the guarding of manholes and street openings, and to the ventilation and testing for gas in manholes and unvented vaults, where telecommunications field work is performed on or with underground lines. - (1) Guarding manholes and street openings. - (i) When covers of manholes or vaults are removed, the opening shall be promptly guarded by a railing, temporary cover, or other suitable temporary barrier which is appropriate to prevent an accidental fall through the opening and to protect employees working in the manhole from foreign objects entering the manhole. - (ii) While work is being performed in the manhole, a person with basic first aid training shall be immediately available to render assistance if there is cause for believing that a safety hazard exists, and if the requirements contained in paragraphs (d)(1) and (o)(1)(i) of this section do not adequately protect the employee(s). Examples of manhole work site hazards which shall be considered to constitute a safety hazard include, but are not limited to: - (A) Manhole work sites where safety hazards are created by traffic patterns that cannot be corrected by provisions of paragraph (d)(1) of this section. - (B) Manhole work sites that are subject to unusual water hazards that cannot be abated by conventional means. - (C) Manhole work sites that are occupied jointly with power utilities as described in paragraph (o)(3) of this section. - (2) Requirements prior to entering manholes and unvented vaults. - (i) Before an employee enters a manhole, the following steps shall be taken: - (A) The internal atmosphere shall …