California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 14 - Petroleum Safety Orders-Drilling and Production
Article 35 - Drilling and Well-Servicing Machinery and Equipment
Section 6628 - Power Tongs Control Mechanism
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The control device on power tongs shall be designed or guarded so as to prevent accidental activation.
(b) The discharge end of hoses used on power tongs shall be securely fastened to the tongs.
(c) Hoses shall be disconnected before doing any repair, replacement, or other work of similar nature on tongs, chains, dies, or their component parts.
(d) Power tongs shall be equipped with doors to prevent contact with the moving parts.
1. New
section filed 7-20-59; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 59, No.
12).
2. Amendment of subsection (b), new subsection (d) and
amendment of NOTE filed 5-8-95; operative 6-7-95 (Register 95, No.
19).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
