Barricade

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules Division 2 - (2) Barricades. Barricades shall be used in conjunction with safety signs where it is necessary to prevent or limit employee access to work areas exposing employees to uninsulated energized conductors or circuit parts. Conductive barricades may not be used where they might cause an electrical contact hazard. - (3) Attendants. If signs and barricades do not provide sufficient warning and protection from electrical hazards, an attendant shall be stationed to warn and protect employees. [55 FR [redacted postal code], Aug. 6, 1990] Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4). Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295. Hist: OR-OSHA Admin. Order 2-1991, f. 2/4/91, ef. 4/1/91. ## 1910.336 - 1910.360 [RESERVED] Safety-Related Maintenance Requirements. 1910.361 - 1910.380 [RESERVED] Safety Requirements for Special Equipment. 1910.381 - 1910.398 [RESERVED]

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## WORKING NEAR OVERHEAD HIGH VOLTAGES LINES & EQUIPMENT ## SAFETY-RELATED WORK PRACTICES ## [redacted phone] Working Near Overhead High Voltage Lines and Equipment. ## (1) Definitions. Insulating Barrier or Guard. A structure, installation, barrier, or guard (such as a wall, fence, pole, shield, or something similar) that stops movement and prevents all possible contact with the lines or equipment. Its design, material composition, and installation prevents possible conduction of electricity up to the maximum voltage of the system. ## Restricted Space. - (a) For lines rated more than 600 V to 50 kV, restricted space extends 10 feet in all directions from the surface of the line or equipment. - (b) For lines rated over 50 kV, restricted space extends 10 feet plus 0.4 inch for each 1 kV over 50 kV, or twice the length of the insulator (but never less than 10 feet) in all directions from the surface of the line or equipment. - (c) For equipment or structures in transit, on level surfaces, restricted space extends 4 feet in all directions from lines or equipment rated 50 kV or less, 10 feet in all directions for lines or equipment rated over 50 kV, and 16 feet in all directions for lines or equipment rated over 345 kV up to and including 750 kV. Proper Notification. The person(s) responsible for the planned activity must notify the owner/ operator of the line or equipment, at their business office, at least 2 business days prior to the anticipated beginning of work (business days are Monday through Friday, excluding federal and state holidays). The notification must include: (1) the proposed date to start activity within restricted space; (2) the location of the planned activity; (3) a description of the planned activity; and (4) name and contact information of the contact person. - (2) General requirement. Do not enter, perform any function of activity (such as handling, erecting, operating, transporting, or storing any tools, equipment or materials, …

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［ ## WORKSITES IN URBAN AREAS Set up barricades to prevent unauthorized personnel and/or vehicles from entering the worksite. If working near a road, use a signal person and signs to alert vehicles and pedestrians of potential hazards and falling objects. If needed, use a signal person to direct traffic. The operator should always be alert and follow the signals from the signal person. The operator shall respond to signals only from the appointed signal person, but shall obey a stop signal from anyone at any time. <!-- image -->

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Division 2 AO 2-2017 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (F) To control spills, fuel must be pumped either by hand or power. Pouring or gravity flow is not permitted. Self-closing nozzles or deadman controls must be used and may not be blocked open. Nozzles may not be dragged along the ground. - (G) In case of a spill, the fueling operation must be immediately stopped until such time as the person in charge determines that it is safe to resume the refueling operation. Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4) Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295. Hist.: OR OSHA Admin. Order 3 2015, f. 10/9/15, ef. 1/1/16. -- ## [redacted phone] Definitions - (1) Affected employee . An employee whose job requires him or her to operate or use a machine or equipment on which servicing or maintenance is being performed under lockout or tagout, or whose job requires him or her to work in an area in which such servicing or maintenance is being performed. - (2) Attendant . An employee assigned to remain immediately outside the entrance to an enclosed or other space to render assistance as needed to employees inside the space. - (3) Authorized employee . An employee who locks out or tags out machines or equipment in order to perform servicing or maintenance on that machine or equipment. An affected employee becomes an authorized employee when that employee's duties include performing servicing or maintenance covered under Division 2/RR. - (4) Automatic circuit recloser . A self-controlled device for automatically interrupting and reclosing an alternating-current circuit, with a predetermined sequence of opening and reclosing followed by resetting, hold closed, or lockout. - (5) Barricade . A physical obstruction such as tapes, cones, or A-frame type wood or metal structures that provides a warning about, and limits access to, a hazardous area. - (6) Barrier . A physical obstruction that prevents contact with energized lines or equi…

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## 29 CFR 1926 (OSHA) platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects. When the falling objects are too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected by any of the above-listed measures, the employer shall place such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall and shall secure those materials as necessary to prevent their falling. - (2) Where there is a danger of tools, materials, or equipment falling from a scaffold and striking employees below, the following provisions apply: - (i) The area below the scaffold to which objects can fall shall be barricaded, and employees shall not be permitted to enter the hazard area; or - (ii) A toeboard shall be erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below, except on float (ship) scaffolds where an edging of Ú × 1 Ú inch (2 × 4 cm) wood or equivalent may be used in lieu of toeboards; 3 4 1 2 - (iii) Where tools, materials, or equipment are piled to a height higher than the top edge of the toeboard, paneling or screening extending from the toeboard or platform to the top of the guardrail shall be erected for a distance sufficient to protect employees below; or - (iv) A guardrail system shall be installed with openings small enough to prevent passage of potential falling objects; or - (v) A canopy structure, debris net, or catch platform strong enough to withstand the impact forces of the potential falling objects shall be erected over the employees below. - (3) Canopies, when used for falling object protection, shall comply with the following criteria: - (i) Canopies shall be installed between the falling object hazard and the employees. - (ii) When canopies are used on suspension scaffolds for falling object protection, the scaffold shall be equipped with additional independent support lines equal in number to the number of points supported, and equivalent in s…