A. All mobile equipment shall be maintained in a safe operating condition. B. Positive-acting stopblocks shall be used where necessary to protect persons from the danger of moving or runaway haulage equipment. C. Where it is necessary for persons to cross conveyors regularly, suitable crossing facilities shall be provided. D. No person shall get on […]
A. Equipment operating speeds, conditions, and characteristics shall be prudent and consistent with the conditions of the roadway, grade, clearance, visibility, and traffic and the type and use of equipment. B. Any vehicle that follows another vehicle shall do so at a safe distance; passing shall be limited to areas of adequate clearance and visibility. […]
A. Every rubber-tired or crawler-mounted piece of equipment shall have a rollover protective structure to the extent required by 30 C.F.R. § 77.403-1. B. Each seat belt provided in mobile equipment shall be maintained in safe working condition. Every operator of such equipment shall wear a seat belt when the equipment is in motion. C. […]
No person shall be permitted to ride or otherwise be transported (i) on or in a dipper, shovel, bucket, fork, or clamshell; (ii) on or in the cargo space of a dump truck; (iii) outside the cab or bed of a piece of heavy equipment; or (iv) on or in a chain, belt, or bucket […]
A. Lights shall be provided on or in surface structures as needed. B. Roads, paths, and walks outside of surface structures shall be kept free from obstructions and shall be well-illuminated if used at night. 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-38; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.272; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.
A. The following shall be guarded and maintained adequately: 1. Gears, sprockets, pulleys, fan blades or propellers, friction devices, and couplings with protruding bolts or nuts. 2. Shafting and projecting shaft ends that are within seven feet of the floor or the platform level. 3. Belt, chain, or rope drives that are within seven feet […]
Every hydraulic hose that is used on equipment shall have the hydraulic hose manufacturer’s rated pressure in pounds per square inch (psi) permanently affixed on the outer surface of the hose and repeated at least every two feet. Every hose installed on an automatic displacement hydraulic system shall either (i) have a four-to-one safety factor […]
