Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 39 - SAFETY STANDARDS-GENERAL
Subchapter A - SAFE PRACTICES
RECOMMENDATIONS
Section 39.27 - Handling objects by hand
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) Material of length, such as pipe, lumber or ladders, when carried by one man, should be so carried that the front end is high enough to avoid striking persons approaching from around corners or from other projections.
(b) The carrying of very heavy objects by a gang of men should be personally supervised by the foreman or gang leader, who should be prepared at all times to assist, instruct, and prevent injury to new or inexperienced men in the gang. He should be responsible for developing distinct and separate signals for simultaneously lifting or dropping heavy objects by the gang.
(c) Heavy objects should not be handled on an incline without the use of ropes or other tackle in addition to the necessary chocks or wedges.
