California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders
Group 8 - Points of Operation and Other Hazardous Parts of Machinery
Article 61 - Compaction Equipment
Section 4355 - Operating Rules for Compaction Equipment
Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs 4355
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) General.
(1) The employer shall develop a written set
of operating procedures. These operating procedures shall include at least the
applicable operating rules contained in this section.
(2) Employees shall not be assigned or
permitted to operate compaction equipment unless they have been trained and
instructed in safe methods for such operation. Such training shall include the
operating instructions provided by the manufacturer for each
machine.
(b) Stationary Compaction Equipment.
(1) The operator shall
be instructed to attach the locks between the stationary compactor and the
compactor container in conformance with the manufacturer's instructions. Such
locks shall be capable of withstanding the forces generated by the action of
the ram.
(2) The operator shall be
instructed to ascertain that all individuals are clear of the point of
operation and pinch-point area before actuating the
controls.
(c) Mobile Collection/Compaction Equipment.
(1) The
operator shall be instructed to ascertain that all individuals are clear of the
point of operation or any pinch points before actuating the controls, and shall
be ready to stop the packing cycle or loading operation.
(2) No employee shall be positioned in the
path of the moving vehicle, standing on front or rear steps or on side steps,
or in any other location where the employee cannot be seen by the vehicle
operator and is subject to being struck by the vehicle or being thrown off the
vehicle.
(3) No employee shall be
permitted to ride on a loading sills, collection bins, containers, or
attachments to the equipment located in front of the vehicle
operator.
(4) When parts of
collection equipment are raised, they shall be blocked in accordance with
Section 3314 before work is performed
beneath the raised parts.
(5)
Before cleaning, repairing, servicing or adjusting collection equipment, a
lockout procedure complying with Section
3314 shall be established and shall
be followed.
1. Amendment of subsections (c)(2)-(3) filed 4-3-2014; operative 7-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 14).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
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