Pedestrian Crossing

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Division 2 - (c) Training. Employers shall provide training in the various precautions and safe practices described in this section and shall insure that employees do not engage in the activities to which this section applies until such employees have received proper training in the various precautions and safe practices required by this section. However, where the employer can demonstrate that an employee is already trained in the precautions and safe practices required by this section prior to his employment, training need not be provided to that employee in accordance with this section. Where training is required, it shall consist of on-the-job training or classroom-type training or a combination of both. The employer shall certify that employees have been trained by preparing a certification record which includes the identity of the person trained, the signature of the employer or the person who conducted the training, and the date the training was completed. The certification record shall be prepared at the completion of training and shall be maintained on file for the duration of the employee's employment. The certification record shall be made available upon request to the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health. Such training shall, where appropriate, include the following subjects: - (1) Recognition and avoidance of dangers relating to encounters with harmful substances and animal, insect, or plant life; - (2) Procedures to be followed in emergency situations; and, - (3) First aid training, including instruction in artificial respiration. Note: See OAR 437, Division 2/K, Rule [redacted phone], for Medical Services and First Aid requirements. - (d) Employee protection in public work areas. Note: Federal rule 1910.268(d)(1), was NOT adopted by OR-OSHA. Instead, OAR 437-0020316(2)(a) applies: - [redacted phone] (2) Employee protection in public work areas - (a) Before work is begun in the vici…

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## Roadways and vehicles - 176 An employer shall ensure that a roadway at a surface mine used for the purpose of moving material to, from, or within a surface mine is designed, constructed and maintained - (a) to minimize hazards caused by slipping or skidding of vehicles; - (b) to enable vehicles to pass each other safely where the vehicles are required to pass each other, and with sufficient width to accommodate the proposed traffic; and - (c) so that grades do not exceed the design capacity of vehicles that are used on the roadway. - 177 Where, at the edge of a regularly used roadway in a surface mine, a drop-off greater than 3 m creates a hazard, an employer shall ensure that an adequate shoulder barrier is designed, constructed and maintained to prevent vehicles from inadvertently going off the road. Section 177 replaced: O.I.C. 2000-130, N.S. Reg. 52/2000. - 178 (1) An employer shall ensure that the grade on roadways in a surface mine does not exceed 12% on any 300 m portion of the roadway unless - (a) a written procedure for handling vehicle runaways has been prepared; - (b) where reasonably practicable, runaway lanes, retardation barriers or vehicle modifications are adequately in place; and - (c) the employer ensures that the vehicle manufacturer's specifications are followed. - Subsection 178(1) amended: O.I.C. 2000-130, N.S. Reg. 52/2000. - (2) Where no manufacturer's specifications are available for a vehicle used on a roadway in a surface mine, an employer shall ensure that the grade on roadways in a surface mine does not exceed 12% on a roadway length that exceeds 300 m. Subsection 178(2) amended: O.I.C. 2000-130, N.S. Reg. 52/2000. - 179 An employer must ensure that every person who is a pedestrian at a surface mine in an area of operating mobile equipment wears high-visibility apparel that is in accordance with all of the following: - (a) for the selection, use and care of the apparel, the latest version of CSA standard CSA Z96.1, 'Guideline on …

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another route, an employer shall cause warning signs marked with the words 'DANGEROUS INTERSECTION - CROISEMENT DANGEREUX', in letters not less than 50 mm in height on a contrasting background, to be posted along the approaches to the intersection. - (4) At blind corners, mirrors shall be installed that permit a mobile equipment operator to see a pedestrian, a person using a wheelchair or other similar device, a vehicle or mobile equipment approaching the blind corner. SOR/96-400, s. 1; SOR/96-525, s. 15. ## Clearances 14.45 (1) In any passageway that is regularly travelled by motorized or manual materials handling equipment, the employer shall ensure that - (a) an overhead clearance is at least 150 mm above - (i) that part of the materials handling equipment or its load that is the highest when the materials handling equipment is in its highest normal operating position at the point of clearance, and - (ii) the top of the head of the operator or any other employee required to ride on the materials handling equipment when occupying the highest normal position for the operator or employee at the point of clearance; and - (b) a side clearance is sufficiently wide to permit the motorized or manual materials handling equipment and its load to be manoeuvred safely by an operator, but in no case less than 150 mm on each side measured from the furthest projecting part of the equipment or its load, when the equipment is being operated in a normal manner. - (2) Where an overhead clearance measured in accordance with subparagraph (l)(a)(i) or (ii) is less than 300 mm, the employer shall cause - (a) the top of the doorway or object that restricts the clearance to be marked with a distinguishing colour or mark; and - (b) the height of the passageway in metres to be shown near the top of the passageway in letters that are not less than 50 mm in height and are on a contrasting background. - (3) Subparagr…

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## Dangerous movement 258 (1) If the movement of a load or the cab, counterweight or any other part of powered mobile equipment creates a danger to workers, - (a) an employer must not permit a worker to remain within range of the moving load or part, and - (b) the operator must not move the load or the equipment if a worker is exposed to the danger. - 258 (2) If the movement of a load or the cab, counterweight or any other part of powered mobile equipment creates a danger to workers, a worker must not remain within range of the moving load or part. 258 (3) If a worker could be caught between a moving part of a unit of powered mobile equipment and another object, an employer must - (a) restrict entry to the area by workers, or - (b) require workers to maintain a clearance distance of at least 600 millimetres between the powered mobile equipment and the object. ## Pedestrian traffic - 259 (1) An employer must ensure that, if reasonably practicable, - (a) walkways are designated that separate pedestrian traffic from areas where powered mobile equipment is operating, and - (b) workers use the designated walkways. 259 (2) If it is not reasonably practicable to use designated walkways, an employer must ensure that safe work procedures are used to protect workers who enter areas where powered mobile equipment is operating. ## Inspection and maintenance - 260 (1) An employer must ensure that powered mobile equipment is inspected by a competent worker for defects and conditions that are hazardous or may create a hazard. - 260 (2) An inspection under subsection (1) must be made in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. - 260 (3) If an inspection under subsection (1) indicates that powered mobile equipment is hazardous or potentially hazardous, an employer must ensure that - (a) the health and safety of a worker who may be exposed to the hazard is protected immediately, - (b) the powered mobile equipment is not operated until the defect is repaired or the …