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- (b) the defect or condition is repaired as soon as reasonably practicable. 260 (5) An employer must ensure that a record of the inspections and maintenance carried out as required by subsections (1) and (2) is kept at the work site and readily available to a worker who operates the powered mobile equipment. 260 (6) Repealed. ## Maintenance on elevated parts 261 An employer must ensure that if elevated parts of powered mobile equipment are being maintained or repaired by workers, the parts and the powered mobile equipment are securely blocked in place and cannot move accidentally. ## Starting engines 262 (1) Subject to subsection (3), an employer must ensure that a worker does not start the power unit of powered mobile equipment if the drive mechanisms and clutches of the equipment are engaged. 262 (2) A worker must not start the power unit of powered mobile equipment if the drive mechanisms and clutches of the equipment are engaged. 262 (3) An employer must ensure that no worker, including the operator, can be injured due to the movement of powered mobile equipment or any part of it, if - (a) its power unit can be started from a location other than the equipment's control platform or cab seat, or - (b) it is not reasonably practicable to disengage its drive mechanism or clutches. ## Unattended equipment 263 (1) A person must not leave the controls of powered mobile equipment unattended unless the equipment is secured against unintentional movement by an effective method of immobilizing the equipment. 263 (2) A person must not leave the controls of powered mobile equipment unattended unless a suspended or elevated part of the powered mobile equipment is either landed, secured in a safe position or both. ## Lights 264 (1) An employer must ensure that powered mobile equipment operated during hours of darkness or when, due to insufficient light or unfavourable atmospheric conditions, workers and vehicles are not clearly discernible at a distance of at le…

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## Part 12 General Safety Precautions ## Housekeeping 185 An employer must ensure that a work site is kept clean and free from materials or equipment that could cause workers to slip or trip. ## Lighting 186 (1) An employer must ensure that lighting at a work site is sufficient to enable work to be done safely. 186 (2) An employer must ensure that a light source above a working or walking surface is protected against damage. - 186 (3) An employer must ensure that there is emergency lighting at a work site if workers are in danger if the normal lighting system fails. - 186 (4) Emergency lighting must generate enough light so that workers can - (a) leave the work site safely, - (b) start the necessary emergency shut-down procedures, and - (c) restore normal lighting. ## Pallets and storage racks 187 (1) An employer must ensure that pallets used to transport or store materials or containers are loaded, moved, stacked, arranged and stored in a manner that does not create a danger to workers. - 187 (2) An employer must ensure that racks used to store materials or equipment - (a) are designed, constructed and maintained to support the load placed on them, and - (b) are placed on firm foundations that can support the load. - 187 (3) A worker must report any damage to a storage rack to an employer as quickly as practicable. - 187 (4) The employer and the workers at a work site must take all reasonable steps to prevent storage racks from being damaged to the extent that their integrity as structures is compromised. ## Placement of roofing materials - 187.1 (1) An employer must ensure that supplies and roofing materials stored on the roof of a residential building under construction are located not less than 2 metres from a roof edge. - 187.1 (2) An employer must ensure that the weight of supplies and roofing materials referred to in subsection (1) is uniformly distributed.

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules Division 3 ## 1926.1411 Power line safety - while traveling under or near power lines with no load - (a) This section establishes procedures and criteria that must be met for equipment traveling under or near a power line on a construction site with no load. Equipment traveling on a construction site with a load is governed by 1926.1408, 1926.1409 or 1926.1410, whichever is appropriate, and 1926.1417(u). - (b) The employer must ensure that: - (1) The boom/mast and boom/mast support system are lowered sufficiently to meet the requirements of this paragraph. - (2) The clearances specified in Table T of this section are maintained. - (3) The effects of speed and terrain on equipment movement (including movement of the boom/mast) are considered so that those effects do not cause the minimum clearance distances specified in Table T of this section to be breached. - (4) Dedicated spotter. If any part of the equipment while traveling will get closer than 20 feet to the power line, the employer must ensure that a dedicated spotter who is in continuous contact with the driver/operator is used. The dedicated spotter must: - (i) Be positioned to effectively gauge the clearance distance. - (ii) Where necessary, use equipment that enables the dedicated spotter to communicate directly with the operator. - (iii) Give timely information to the operator so that the required clearance distance can be maintained. - (5) Additional precautions for traveling in poor visibility. When traveling at night, or in conditions of poor visibility, in addition to the measures specified in paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) of this section, the employer must ensure that: - (i) The power lines are illuminated or another means of identifying the location of the lines is used. - (ii) A safe path of travel is identified and used.

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Division 2 AO 3-2019 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (vii) Based upon the information available at time of the emergency, the employer shall evaluate the incident and the site response capabilities and proceed with the appropriate steps to implement the site emergency response plan. (m) Illumination. Areas accessible to employees shall be lighted to not less than the minimum illumination intensities listed in the following Table H-120.1 while any work is in progress: Table H-36 - Minimum Illumination Intensities in Foot-Candles - (n) Sanitation at temporary workplaces. - (1) Potable water. - (i) An adequate supply of potable water shall be provided on the site. - (ii) Portable containers used to dispense drinking water shall be capable of being tightly closed, and equipped with a tap. Water shall not be dipped from containers. - (iii) Any container used to distribute drinking water shall be clearly marked as to the nature of its contents and not used for any other purpose.

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S-15.1 REG 10 ## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 ## Luminaires 30-6 An employer or contractor shall ensure that a luminaire that is located at a height of less than 2.1 metres above a working or walking surface is protected against physical or mechanical damage by installation of a safeguard or the location of the luminaire. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s30-6. ## Extension and power supply cords - 30-7 An employer or contractor shall ensure that an electrical extension or power supply cord used for supplying energy to any electrical equipment: - (a) is approved for the intended use and location of the electrical extension or power supply cord; - (b) is fitted with approved cord end attachment devices that are installed in an approved manner; - (c) is provided with a grounding conductor; and - (d) is maintained and protected from physical or mechanical damage. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s30-7. ## Portable power cables and cable couplers - 30-8 (1) An employer or contractor shall ensure that every portable power cable and cable coupler is: - (a) protected from physical or mechanical damage; and - (b) inspected by a competent person at intervals that are sufficient to protect the health and safety of workers. - (2) An employer or contractor shall ensure that: - (a) if any unsafe condition is identified in a portable power cable or cable coupler, the portable power cable or the cable coupler is repaired or taken out of service; and - (b) every splice in a portable power cable is sufficiently strong and adequately insulated to retain the mechanical and dielectric strength of the original cable. - (3) A worker shall take all reasonably practicable steps not to drive equipment over, or otherwise damage, a portable power cable or cable coupler. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s30-8. ## Portable luminaires - 30-9 (1) If a portable luminaire is used, an employer or contractor shall ensure that: - (a) the electrical extension cord and fittings are approved for the…

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules Division 3 ## 1926.24 Fire Protection and Prevention The employer shall be responsible for the development and maintenance of an effective fire protection and prevention program at the job site throughout all phases of the construction, repair, alteration, or demolition work. The employer shall ensure the availability of the fire protection and suppression equipment required by Subpart F of this part. Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4). Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295. Hist: APD Admin. Order 4-1989, f. 3/31/89, ef. 5/1/89 (temp). APD Admin. Order 8-1989, f. 7/7/89, ef. 7/7/89 (perm). ## 1926.25 Housekeeping - (a) During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, form and scrap lumber with protruding nails, and all other debris, shall be kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures. - (b) Combustible scrap and debris shall be removed at regular intervals during the course of construction. Safe means shall be provided to facilitate such removal. - (c) Containers shall be provided for the collection and separation of waste, trash, oily and used rags, and other refuse. Containers used for garbage and other oily, flammable, or hazardous wastes, such as caustics, acids, harmful dusts, etc. shall be equipped with covers. Garbage and other waste shall be disposed of at frequent and regular intervals. Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4). Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295. Hist: APD Admin. Order 4-1989, f. 3/31/89, ef. 5/1/89 (temp). APD Admin. Order 8-1989, f. 7/7/89, ef. 7/7/89 (perm). ## 1926.26 Illumination Construction areas, aisles, stairs, ramps, runways, corridors, offices, shops, and storage areas where work is in progress shall be lighted with either natural or artificial illumination. The minimum illumination requirements for work areas are contained in Subpart D of this …