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Handling materials - general. - 1910.176

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• Part Number: 1910
• Part Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards
• Subpart: N
• Subpart Title: Materials Handling and Storage
• Standard Number: 1910.176
• Title: Handling materials - general.

1910.176(a)

Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked.

1910.176(b)

Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.

1910.176(c)

Housekeeping. Storage areas shall be kept free from accumulation of materials that constitute hazards from tripping, fire, explosion, or pest harborage. Vegetation control will be exercised when necessary.

1910.176(d)

[Reserved]

1910.176(e)

Clearance limits. Clearance signs to warn of clearance limits shall be provided.

..1910.176(f)

1910.176(f)

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 area.

1910.176(g)

Guarding. Covers and/or guard- rails shall be provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc.

[39 FR 23052, June 27, 1974, as amended at 43 FR 49749, Oct. 24, 1978]


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