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Barricades are important safety tools used to limit access to hazardous areas and prevent accidents. Here's how they should be used in relation to electricity and construction:

  • Electrical Hazards: Use barricades with safety signs to prevent access to areas with uninsulated, energized conductors or circuit parts [1]. Conductive barricades should not be used if they could create an electrical contact hazard [1].
  • Overhead High Voltage Lines: When working near overhead high voltage lines, restrict or barricade the area to prevent machines or equipment from reaching into restricted space [2]. If signs and barricades are not enough, use an attendant to warn and protect employees [1].
  • General Construction: Construction areas with hazards should be clearly posted with traffic control signs and protected by traffic control devices [3]. The design and use of barricades must conform to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) [3].
  • Mechanical Equipment: Maintain a minimum horizontal clearance of three feet between the rotating superstructure of any mechanical equipment and adjacent objects. If this isn't possible, install barricades to isolate the hazardous area [4]. When working within three feet of the swing radius of rotating equipment, provide a warning barricade [5].
  • Crane Operations: When operating a crane near power lines, use barricades to form a perimeter at least 10 feet away from the equipment to prevent unauthorized personnel from entering the work area [6].
  • Other Considerations:
  • Ensure signs and barricades are visible when work is being performed and removed when hazards no longer exist [7].
  • When equipment is left unattended at night near highways or construction areas, use lights, reflectors, or barricades with lights or reflectors to identify the equipment's location [8].
  • In urban areas, use barricades to prevent unauthorized personnel or vehicles from entering the worksite [9].

It is important to note that 29 CFR 1926.202 Barricades, has been repealed in Oregon [10].

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[1] Rules for the Administration of the Oregon Safe Employment Act (Construction, Division 3, OSHA Oregon)

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Division 3 AO 3-2019 Oregon Administrative Rules - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 8-1995, f. 8/25/95, ef. 8/25/95 (Asbestos). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 5-1996, f. 11/29/96, ef. 11/29/96. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 6-1996, f. 11/29/96, ef. 11/29/96. - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 2-1997, f. 3/12/97, ef. 3/12/97. - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 4-1997, f. 4/2/97, ef. 4/2/97. - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 6-1997, f. 5/2/97, ef. 5/2/97. - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 7-1997, f. 9/15/97, ef. 9/15/97 (Fall Protection). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 8-1997, f. 11/14/97, e. 11/14/97 (Methylene Chloride). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 1-1998, f. 2/13/98, e. 2/13/98 (Methylene Chloride). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 3-1998, f. 7/7/98, ef. 7/7/98 (Respiratory Protection). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 6-1998, f. 10/15/98, ef. 10/15/98 (Slings 3/H). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 7-1998, f. 12/28/98, ef. 12/28/98 (Asbestos). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 1-1999, f. 3/22/99, e. 3/22/99 (Methylene Chloride). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 4-1999, f. 4/30/99, ef. 4/30/99. - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 6-1999, f. 5/26/99, ef. 5/26/99. - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 3-2000, f. 2/8/00, ef. 2/8/00. - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 3-2001, f. 2/5/01, ef. 2/5/01 (Fall Protection/Oregon Exceptions). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 3-2002, f. 4/15/02, ef. 4/18/02 (Steel Erection). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 5-2002, f. 6/28/02, ef. 10/1/03 (GFCI 3/K). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 6-2002, f. 7/19/02, ef. 7/19/02 (Fall Protection/Steel Erection). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 1-2003, f. 1/30/03, ef. 4/30/03 (3/Q Masonry Wall Bracing). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 2-2003, f. 1/30/03, ef. 1/30/03 (3/G). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 7-2003, f. 12/5/03, ef. 12/5/03 (3/O). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 8-2003, f. 12/30/03, ef. 1/1/04 (3/R). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 1-2005, f. 4/12/05, ef. 4/12/05 (3/D and 3/Z). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 2-2006, f. 4/28/06, ef. 4/28/06 (3/R). - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 4-2006, f. 7/24/06, ef. 7/24/06. - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 5-2006, f. 8/7/06, ef. 1/1/07. - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 6-2006, f. 8/30/06, ef. 8/30/06. - OR-OSHA Admin. Order 10-

[2] Rules for the Administration of the Oregon Safe Employment Act (Construction, Division 3, OSHA Oregon)

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 3-2019 Division 3 - (C) Combustible and flammable materials shall be removed from the immediate area prior to operations. - (7) Rolling railroad cars. Derail and/or bumper blocks shall be provided on spur railroad tracks where a rolling car could contact other cars being worked, enter a building, work or traffic areas. - (b) Specific requirements. (Reserved) [44 FR 8577, Feb. 9, 1979; 44 FR [redacted postal code], Apr. 6, 1979, as amended at 58 FR [redacted postal code], June 30, 1993; 75 FR [redacted postal code], Aug. 9, 2010] 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). OR-OSHA Admin. Order 6-1999, f. 5/26/99, ef. 5/26/99. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 1-2011, f. 2/9/11, ef. 2/9/11. ## [redacted phone] General Requirement An unimpaired horizontal clearance of not less than three feet shall be maintained between the rotating superstructure of any mechanical equipment and any adjacent object or surface. If this clearance cannot be maintained, barricades shall be installed to isolate the hazardous area. Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(3). Hist: APD Admin. Order 8-1989, f. 7/7/89, ef. 7/7/89. ## [redacted phone] Pinchpoints To protect against workers being exposed to the hazardous pinchpoint area between the rotating superstructure and the non-rotating undercarriage of any mechanical equipment: - (1) Signs shall be conspicuously posted on all sides of any mechanical equipment warning workers: DANGER - STAY CLEAR - (2) Items of personal property, tools, or other miscellaneous materials shall not be stored on or near any mechanical equipment if retrieval of such items would expose a worker to the hazardous pinchpoint. - (3) Workers shall approach the hazardous pinchpoint area only after informing the operator of his

[3] Rules for the Administration of the Oregon Safe Employment Act (Construction, Division 3, OSHA Oregon)

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 3-2019 Division 3 - (1) All equipment left unattended at night, adjacent to a highway in normal use, or adjacent to construction areas where work is in progress, shall have appropriate lights or reflectors, or barricades equipped with appropriate lights or reflectors, to identify the location of the equipment. - (2) A safety tire rack, cage, or equivalent protection shall be provided and used when inflating, mounting, or dismounting tires installed on split rims, or rims equipped with locking rings or similar devices. (3) - (i) Heavy machinery, equipment, or parts thereof, which are suspended or held aloft by use of slings, hoists, or jacks shall be substantially blocked or cribbed to prevent falling or shifting before employees are permitted to work under or between them. Bulldozer and scraper blades, end-loader buckets, dump bodies, and similar equipment, shall be either fully lowered or blocked when being repaired or when not in use. All controls shall be in a neutral position, with the motors stopped and brakes set, unless work being performed requires otherwise. - (ii) Whenever the equipment is parked, the parking brake shall be set. Equipment parked on inclines shall have the wheels chocked and the parking brake set. - (4) The use, care and charging of all batteries shall conform to the requirements of Subpart K of this part. - (5) All cab glass shall be safety glass, or equivalent, that introduces no visible distortion affecting the safe operation of any machine covered by this subpart. - (6) All equipment covered by this subpart shall comply with the following requirements when working or being moved in the vicinity of power lines or energized transmitters, except where electrical distribution and transmission lines have been deenergized and visibly grounded at point of work or where insulating barriers, not a part of or an attachment to the equipment or machinery, have been

[4] Rules for the Administration of the Oregon Safe Employment Act (Construction, Division 3, OSHA Oregon)

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Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division ## WORKING NEAR OVERHEAD HIGH VOLTAGES LINES & EQUIPMENT / GENERAL REQUIREMENTS K (d) Restrict, barricade, or otherwise make it impossible for a machine or piece of equipment to reach into restricted space if it is reasonable to anticipate that the operator's attention may be focused on the work process rather than the location of an overhead high voltage line or equipment (such as during excavating, or other fast-paced, repetitive work). ## (5) Railway and commuter systems. - (a) Standard rail equipment used to transport freight and/or passengers, and relief trains or other equipment used in emergencies, may enter restricted space surrounding high voltage lines or equipment. - (b) Qualified employees, authorized and supervised by a person familiar with the hazards of the railway high voltage system, may perform normal repair or construction work within restricted space prior to compliance with the clearance and safeguard requirements in sections (1) through (4). Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4). Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295. Hist: APD Admin. Order 8-1989, f. 7/7/89, ef. 7/7/89. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 2-2007, f. 6/8/07, ef. 6/15/07. ## §1926.416 General Requirements. ## (a) Protection of employees. - (1) No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means. NOTE: When working near overhead high voltage lines, refer to OAR [redacted phone]. - (2) In work areas where the exact location of underground electric powerlines is unknown, employees using jack-hammers, bars, or other hand tools which may contact a line shall be provided with insulated protective gloves. -

[5] Rules for the Administration of the Oregon Safe Employment Act (General Occupational Safety and Health, Division 2, OSHA Oregon)

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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]

[6] Rules for the Administration of the Oregon Safe Employment Act (Construction, Division 3, OSHA Oregon)

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Division 3 AO 3-2019 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (e) Safety instruction signs. Safety instruction signs, when used, shall be white with green upper panel with white letters to convey the principal message. Any additional wording on the sign shall be black letters on the white background. - (f) Directional signs. Directional signs, other than automotive traffic signs specified in paragraph (g) of this section, shall be white with a black panel and a white directional symbol. Any additional wording on the sign shall be black letters on the white background. - (g) Traffic control signs and devices. - (1) At points of hazards, construction areas shall be posted with legible traffic control signs and protected by traffic control devices. Note: In Oregon, [redacted phone] applies instead of 1926.200(g)(2), 1926.201, 1926.202, and 1926.203. ## [redacted phone] Traffic Control Note: 1926.201,1926.202, and 1926.203 were repealed by Oregon OSHA. In Oregon, [redacted phone] applies. - (1) Adequate and appropriate traffic control devices, including signs, signals, markings, and other devices must be provided and used for the protection of workers for all operations on or adjacent to a highway, street, or roadway. The traffic control devices' design and use must conform to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), incorporated by reference in 1926.6. - (2) Signaling by flaggers and the use of flaggers, including warning garments worn by flaggers, must conform to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), incorporated by reference in 1926.6. - (3) The design and use of barricades for the protection of employees must conform to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), incorporated by reference in 1926.6. Note: The MUTCD is available electronically at mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov, or printed copies are available to purchase from The American Traffic Safety Services Association, 1-[redacted phone]

[7] Kobelco SK135SR-7, SK140SRLC-7, SK140SRL-7 Operation Manual (Excavators)

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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 -->

[8] Rules for the Administration of the Oregon Safe Employment Act (Construction, Division 3, OSHA Oregon)

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Division 3 AO 3-2019 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (4) When the nature of the work requires a person to work within three feet of the swing radius of the rotating upper structure, a warning barricade shall be provided. This requirement shall not apply to mechanical equipment when: - (a) The distance from the highest point of the undercarriage to the lowest point of the rotating superstructure is greater than 18 inches. This applies only to that portion of the rotating superstructure that swings directly over the undercarriage; - (b) The distance from the ground to the lowest point of the rotating superstructure is greater than five feet six inches. This applies only to that portion of the rotating superstructure that swings directly over the undercarriage; or - (c) On crawler-type track-mounted mechanical equipment only, the rotating superstructure is positioned at a right angle to the tracks, and the distance from the side of the cab to the extreme end of the track is 4 feet or less. This exemption shall apply to side barricades only; barricades between the tracks at both ends of any crawler-type mechanical equipment are required regardless of the right angle dimension. Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(3). Hist: APD Admin. Order 8-1989, f. 7/7/89, ef. 7/7/89. ## [redacted phone] Vehicle Drivers and Riders - (1) Scope. This rule applies, without regard to vehicle ownership when your employees drive or ride as part of their employment. Note: The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) administers rules about using minors as drivers. Please contact the nearest BOLI office for more information. - (2) Driver Qualifications. You must not allow an employee to drive a vehicle on a public highway or road unless they have a valid driver's license appropriate for that type vehicle. - (3) General Safety. - (a) Do not allow employees to drive or ride in any vehicle known to be unsafe. - (b) Require employees to

[9] Rules for the Administration of the Oregon Safe Employment Act (Construction, Division 3, OSHA Oregon)

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 1-2019 Division 3 - (A) The employer must use a link/device manufactured on or before November 8, 2011, that meets the definition of an insulating link/device, except that it has not been approved by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory, and that is maintained and used in accordance with manufacturer requirements and recommendations, and is installed at a point between the end of the load line (or below) and the load; and - (B) All employees, excluding equipment operators located on the equipment, who may come in contact with the equipment, the load line, or the load must be insulated or guarded from the equipment, the load line, and the load through an additional means other than the device described in paragraph (d)(4)(v)(A) of this section. Insulating gloves rated for the voltage involved are adequate additional means of protection for the purposes of this paragraph. - (5) Nonconductive rigging if the rigging may be within the Table A of 1926.1408 distance during the operation. - (6) If the equipment is equipped with a device that automatically limits range of movement, it must be used and set to prevent any part of the equipment, load line, or load (including rigging and lifting accessories) from breaching the minimum approach distance established under paragraph (c) of this section. - (7) If a tag line is used, it must be of the nonconductive type. - (8) Barricades forming a perimeter at least 10 feet away from the equipment to prevent unauthorized personnel from entering the work area. In areas where obstacles prevent the barricade from being at least 10 feet away, the barricade must be as far from the equipment as feasible. - (9) Workers other than the operator must be prohibited from touching the load line above the insulating link/device and crane. Operators remotely operating the equipment from the ground must use either wireless controls that isolate the operator from

[10] Rules for the Administration of the Oregon Safe Employment Act (Construction, Division 3, OSHA Oregon)

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 3-2019 Division 3 ## [redacted phone] Adoption by Reference In addition to, and not in lieu of, any other safety and health codes contained in OAR Chapter 437, the Department adopts by reference the following federal regulations printed as part of the Code of Federal Regulations, in the Federal Register: - (7) Subdivision G - Signs, Signals, and Barricades. - (a) 29 CFR 1926.200 Accident prevention signs and tags, published 6/13/13, FR vol. 78, no. 114, p. [redacted postal code]; 11/6/13, FR vol. 78, no. 215, p. [redacted postal code], amended 5/14/19 FR vol. 84, no. 93. p. [redacted postal code]. - (b) 29 CFR 1926.201 Signaling, REPEALED with OR-OSHA Admin. Order [redacted postal code], f. 1/30/03, ef. 1/30/03. - (c) 29 CFR 1926.202 Barricades, REPEALED with OR-OSHA Admin. Order [redacted postal code], f. 1/30/03, ef. 1/30/03. - (d) 29 CFR 1926.203 Definitions applicable to this subpart, published 4/6/79, FR vol. 44, p. [redacted postal code]; amended with OR-OSHA Admin. Order [redacted postal code], f. 1/30/03, ef. 1/30/03, Repealed 5/14/19, FR vol. 84, no. 93, p. [redacted postal code]. These standards are available at the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division, Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, and the United States Government Printing Office. Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(4). Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 through 654.295. Hist: APD Admin. Order 5-1989, f. 3/31/89, ef. 5/1/89 (temp). APD Admin. Order 8-1989, f. 7/7/89, ef. 7/7/89 (perm). APD Admin. Order 14-1989, f. 7/20/89, ef. 8/1/89 (temp). APD Admin. Order 15-1989, f. 9/13/89, ef. 9/13/89 (perm). APD Admin. Order 16-1989 (temp), f. 9/13/89, ef. 9/13/89. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 2-1989, f. 10/17/89, ef. 10/17/89. OR-OSHA Admin. Order 3-1990, f. 1/19/90, ef. 1/19/90 (temp). OR-OSHA Admin. Order 7-1990, f. 3/2/90, ef. 3/2/90 (perm). OR-OSHA Admin. Order 8-1990, f. 3/30/90, ef. 3/30/90. OR-OS

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