New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12)
Subchapter 21 - GUARDING OF EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY
Section 12:185-21.2 - Keys, set-screws and other projections

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 12:185-21.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Every key, bolt, set-screw and every part of any wheel or other revolving machinery which projects unevenly from the surface shall be removed, made flush or guarded by a metal cover, unless situated in such a manner or location as to prevent any person from coming into accidental contact therewith.

(b) This shall not apply to keys or set-screws within gear or sprocket casings or other enclosures, nor to keys, set-screws or oil cups in hubs or pulleys less than 20 inches in diameter where they are within the plane of the rim of the pulley.

(c) Projecting shaft ends within seven feet of the floor or working level, shall present a smooth edge and smooth end.

(d) Unused key ways seven feet or less above the floor or working level shall be filled up, covered or guarded.

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