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 12:185-21.7 - Miscellaneous equipment and machinery

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 12:185-21.7

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

(a) Clutches or clutch pulleys having projecting moving parts located seven feet or less above the floor or working platform shall be enclosed by an approved stationary guard.

(b) Clutch handles shall be removed and located as far as possible from any danger of accidental contact, but still within reach of the operator.

(c) All exposed gears within seven feet of the floor level must be entirely enclosed.

(d) All machinery not included in the foregoing sections shall have all moving parts within seven feet of the floor level guarded against accidental contact.

(e) All repairs or service pits when not in actual use, shall be either covered or protected by movable post or stanchions and chain rails or other railing guards which will afford at least equivalent protection.

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