Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 437 - DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES, OREGON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION
Division 4 - AGRICULTURE
Section 437-004-1630 - Conveyors
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 437-004-1630
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) Controls.
(a) The operator's station must have a way to
quickly stop the motor or engine.
(b) If the operator's station is remote from
the power source, there must be a way to quickly stop the system at the motor
or engine and at the operator's station.
(2) Backstops and brakes. Inclined conveyors, where reversing or running away is a hazard, must have anti-runaway, backstop devices, or suitable guards.
(3) Loading, transfer and discharge points.
(a)
Conveyor loading, transfer and discharge points must have a way to guard
workers from injury by moving material.
(b) The area around all loading and unloading
points must be clear of obstructions.
(4) Guards.
(a) Screw conveyors must have guards to
prevent contact with turning flights.
(b) Where a conveyor passes over a work area,
aisles or thoroughfares, there must be guards to prevent material from
falling.
(c) Return sections of
conveyors less than 7 feet above passageways and work areas, must have
guards.
(d) Comply with subdivision
4/O, OAR 437-004-1910, Machine Guarding,
for guarding conveyor drive mechanisms and power driven parts.
(e) Input conveyors for chippers, burners,
furnaces, or other dangerous machines must have guards to prevent workers from
falling into the conveyor. If the machine operation does not allow complete
guarding of the opening, the worker must wear a life belt tied off to a
lifeline.
(f) Workers must not walk
across or step over conveyors except on bridges or walkways.
(5) Portable conveyors.
(a) Portable conveyors must be stable at all
operating ranges and must have devices or be blocked to prevent unintended
movement.
(b) Portable electric
conveyors must be grounded. Wiring, switches, and elecrical connections outside
and exposed to the weather must be weatherproof and dustproof.
(6) Riding prohibited. Workers must not ride on a conveyor.
(7) Ramps, skids, rollways.
(a) Where the person
putting material down a chute, ramp, skid, or rollway does not have a clear
view of a lower landing where workers might be, there must be a working
automatic warning device.
(b) If
there is no warning device as required in (8)(a) above, fence off or barricade
the underside of the chute, ramp, skid, rollway or landing and mark it with
warning signs.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & ORS 656.726(3)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - ORS 654.295
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