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50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted.
53 FR 32526, Aug. 25, 1988, unless otherwise noted.
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(a) Berms or guardrails shall be provided and maintained on the banks of roadways where a drop-off exists of sufficient grade or depth to cause a vehicle to overturn or endanger persons in equipment.
(b) Berms or guardrails shall be at least mid-axle height of the largest self-propelled mobile equipment which usually travels the roadway.
(c) Berms may have openings to the extent necessary for roadway drainage.
(d) Where elevated roadways are infrequently traveled and used only by service or maintenance vehicles, berms or guardrails are not required when all of the following are met:
(1) Locked gates are installed at the entrance points to the roadway.
(2) Signs are posted warning that the roadway is not bermed.
(3) Delineators are installed along the perimeter of the elevated roadway so that, for both directions of travel, the reflective surfaces of at least three delineators along each elevated shoulder are always visible to the driver and spaced at intervals sufficient to indicate the edges and attitude of the roadway.
(4) A maximum speed limit is posted and observed for the elevated unbermed portions of the roadway. Factors to consider when establishing the maximum speed limit shall include the width, slope and alignment of the road, the type of equipment using the road, the road material, and any hazardous conditions which may exist.
(5) Road surface traction is not impaired by weather conditions, such as sleet and snow, unless corrective measures, such as the use of tire chains, plowing, or sanding, are taken to improve traction.
(e) This standard is not applicable to rail beds.
[53 FR 32526, Aug. 25, 1988, as amended at 55 FR 37218, Sept. 7, 1990]
Berms, bumper blocks, safety hooks, or similar impeding devices shall be provided at dumping locations where there is a hazard of overtravel or overturning.
Stopblocks, derail devices, or other devices that protect against moving or runaway rail equipment shall be installed wherever necessary to protect persons.
Ramps and dumping facilities shall be designed and constructed of materials capable of supporting the loads to which they will be subjected. The ramps and dumping facilities shall provide width, clearance, and headroom to safely accommodate the mobile equipment using the facilities.
(a) Dumping locations shall be visually inspected prior to work commencing and as ground conditions warrant.
(b) Where there is evidence that the ground at a dumping location may fail to support the mobile equipment, loads shall be dumped a safe distance back from the edge of the unstable area of the bank.
(a) If truck spotters are used, they shall be in the clear while trucks are backing into dumping position or dumping.
(b) Spotters shall use signal lights to direct trucks where visibility is limited.
(c) When a truck operator cannot clearly recognize the spotter's signals, the truck shall be stopped.
Where restricted clearance creates a hazard to persons on mobile equipment, warning devices shall be installed in advance of the restricted area and the restricted area shall be conspicuously marked.
Roadbeds and all elements of the railroad tracks shall be designed, installed, and maintained to provide safe operation consistent with the speed and type of haulage used.
Switch throws shall be installed to provide clearance to protect switchmen from contact with moving trains.
Chute-loading installations shall be designed to provide a safe location for persons pulling chutes.
(a) Prior to chute-pulling, persons who could be affected by the draw or otherwise exposed to danger shall be warned and given time to clear the hazardous area.
(b) Persons attempting to free chute hangups shall be experienced and familiar with the task, know the hazards involved, and use the proper tools to free material.
(c) When broken rock or material is dumped into an empty chute, the chute shall be equipped with a guard or all persons shall be isolated from the hazard of flying rock or material.
Grizzlies and other stationary sizing devices shall be securely anchored.
Unless platforms or safety lines are used, persons shall not position themselves over drawholes if there is danger that broken rock or material may be withdrawn or bridged.
Water, debris, or spilled material on roadways which creates hazards to the operation of mobile equipment shall be removed.
Stockpile and muckpile faces shall be trimmed to prevent hazards to persons.
Dust shall be controlled at muck piles, material transfer points, crushers, and on haulage roads where hazards to persons would be created as a result of impaired visibility.
When an operator of self-propelled mobile equipment is present, persons shall notify the equipment operator before getting on or off that equipment.
Persons shall not work or pass under the buckets or booms of loaders in operation.
Persons shall not get on or off moving mobile equipment. This provision does not apply to trainmen, brakemen, and car droppers who are required to get on or off slowly moving trains in the performance of their work duties.
Persons shall not go over, under, or between railcars unless—
(a) The train is stopped; and
(b) The train operator, when present, is notified and the notice acknowledged.
Continuous clearance of at least 30 inches from the farthest projection of moving railroad equipment shall be provided on at least one side of the tracks at all locations where possible or the area shall be marked conspicuously.
(a) Shelter holes shall be—
(1) Provided at intervals adequate to assure the safety of persons along underground haulageways where continuous clearance of at least 30 inches cannot be maintained from the farthest projection of moving equipment on at least one side of the haulageway; and
(2) At least four feet wide, marked conspicuously, and provide a minimum 40-inch clearance from the farthest projection of moving equipment.
(b) Shelter holes shall not be used for storage unless a 40-inch clearance is maintained.
To prevent hazards to persons underground, collars of open drawholes shall be free of muck or materials except during transfer of the muck or material through the drawhole.
Signalmen used during slushing operations underground shall be located away from possible contact with cables, sheaves, and slusher buckets.