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have you fixed the big frames?

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To ensure structural integrity and prevent accidents related to large equipment frames, several safety measures have been implemented. These include equipping powered mobile equipment and lift trucks with rollover protective structures (ROPS) meeting specific safety standards CSA standard B352\.0, B352\.1, and B352\.2 or certification by an engineer or manufacturer and falling object protective structure (FOPS) installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with SAE J231 "Minimum Performance Criteria for Falling Object Protective Structures (FOPS)" standards. [1] [2] [2]

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[1] Occupational Safety General Regulations (N.S. Reg. 44/99)

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# Part 7 - Hoists and Mobile Equipment (cont.) ## Safety equipment and precautions (cont.) machinery - Falling-object protective structures - Laboratory tests and performance requirements"; Clause 62(1)(b) replaced: 0.I.C. 2000-130, N.S. Reg. 52/2000. (c) SAE standard SAE J397, "Deflection Limiting Volume - Protective Structures Laboratory Evaluation"; (d) SAE standard SAE J1042, "Operator Protection for General-Purpose Industrial Machines"; or (e) SAE standard SAE J1084, "Operator Protective Structure Performance Criteria for Certain Forestry Equipment". - Clause 62(1)(e) replaced: 0.I.C. 2000-130, N.S. Reg. 52/2000. Clause 62(1)(f) repealed: O.I.C. 2000-130, N.S. Reg. 52/2000. Subsection 62(1) amended: O.I.C. 2000-130, N.S. Reg. 52/2000; O.I.C. 2013-65, N.S. Reg. 53/2013. (2) An employer shall ensure that modifications, alterations or repairs made to a falling objects protective structure that affect the structural integrity of the structure meet the requirements of this Section and that the designing agency, the installing agency or an engineer certifies that modifications, alterations or repairs meet the requirements of this Section. (3) An employer shall ensure that welding on a falling objects protective structure that affects the structural integrity of the structure is performed by a competent person. Subsection 62(3) amended: O.I.C. 2013-65, N.S. Reg. 53/2013. ## Rollover protection - 63 (1) An employer shall ensure that, where reasonably practicable, powered mobile equipment and lift trucks manufactured on or after January 1, 1974, are equipped with rollover protective structures that meet the minimum safety requirements of the latest versions of the following standards: (a) CSA standard B352.0, "Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS) for Agricultural, Construction, Earthmoving, Forestry, Industrial and Mining Machines - Part 1: General Requirements", or is certified by an engineer or the manufacturer to provide equivalent or better prote

[2] General Industry Safety and Health Standards (MIOSHA)

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# LOGGING EQUIPMENT ## R 408.[redacted postal code] Flying particles. Rule 5141. The working parts of a machine shall be guarded to prevent flying particles from injuring the operator or any other person in the immediate area. ## R 408.[redacted postal code] Operator stands. Rule 5142. A machine operator stand or station shall have a slip-resistant walking and working surface, which shall be kept clean of slippery substances and clear of obstructions, waste, debris, and any other material that might result in fire, slipping, or falling. A stand shall have a means of access, such as steps, a ladder, or footholds and handholds. If the stand is totally enclosed, it shall be ventilated. ## R 408.[redacted postal code] Controls. - Rule 5143. (1) A machine control shall be located within easy reach of the operator. (2) Each control shall be identified as to its function by a durable label which is visible to the operator when in the operator zone. ## R 408.[redacted postal code] Rollover protection and cab guards. - Rule 5144. (1) Each tractor, skidder, swing yarder, log stacker, and mechanical felling device, such as a tree shears or feller-buncher, that is placed into initial service after February 9, 1995, shall be equipped with falling object protective structure (FOPS) or rollover protective structure (ROPS), or both. The employer shall replace FOPS or ROPS that have been removed from any machine. - Exception: This requirement does not apply to machines that are capable of 360 degree rotation. (2) For each machine manufactured after August 1, 1996, the FOPS shall be installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with SAE J231, "Minimum Performance Criteria for Falling Object Protective Structures (FOPS)," January 1981 edition, as adopted in R 408.[redacted postal code]. (3) For each machine manufactured after August 1, 1996, the ROPS shall be installed, tested, and maintained in accordance with SAE J1040, "Performance Criteria for Rollover Protective Str

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