California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 21 - Telecommunication Safety Orders
Article 1 - Telecommunications
Section 8604 - Employee Protection in Public Areas
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 52, December 27, 2024
(a) Before work is begun in the vicinity of vehicular or pedestrian traffic which may endanger employees, warning signs and/or flags or other traffic control devices shall be placed conspicuously to alert and channel approaching traffic. Where further protection is needed, barriers shall be utilized. At night, warning lights shall be prominently displayed and excavated areas shall be enclosed with protective barricades.
(b) If work exposes energized or moving parts that are normally protected, danger signs shall be displayed and barricades erected, as necessary, to warn other personnel in the area.
(c) The employer shall require that an employee finding any crossed or fallen wires which create or may create a hazardous situation at the work area:
(d) Employer shall require employees exposed to vehicular traffic hazards outside the protected area to comply with the provisions specified in Section 1599 of the Construction Safety Orders.
1.
Amendment filed 3-30-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
14).
2. Amendment filed 11-3-87; operative 12-3-87 (Register 87, No.
45).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
