30 CFR §77.1605
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- (a)Cab windows shall be of safety glass or equivalent, in good condition and shall be kept clean.
- (b)Mobile equipment shall be equipped with adequate brakes, and all trucks and front-end loaders shall also be equipped with parking brakes.
- (c)Positive-action type brakes shall be provided on aerial tramways.
- (d)Mobile equipment shall be provided with audible warning devices. Lights shall be provided on both ends when required.
- (e)Guard nets or other suitable protection shall be provided where tramways pass over roadways, walkways, or buildings.
- (f)Guards shall be installed to prevent swaying buckets from hitting towers.
- (g)Aerial tramway cable connections shall be designed to offer minimum obstruction to the passage of wheels.
- (h)Rocker-bottom or bottom-dump cars shall be equipped with positive locking devices, or other suitable devices.
- (i)Ramps and dumps shall be of solid construction, of ample width, have ample clearance and headroom, and be kept reasonably free of spillage.
- (j)Chute-loading installations shall be designed so that the men pulling chutes are not required to be in a hazardous position during loading operations.
- (k)Berms or guards shall be provided on the outer bank of elevated roadways.
- (l)Berms, bumper blocks, safety hooks, or similar means shall be provided to prevent overtravel and overturning at dumping locations.
- (m)Roadbeds, rails, joints, switches, frogs, and other elements on railroads shall be designed, installed, and maintained in a safe manner consistent with the speed and type of haulage.
- (n)Where practicable, a minimum of 30 inches continuous clearance from the farthest projection of moving railroad equipment shall be provided on at least one side of the tracks; all places where it is not possible to provide 30-inch clearance shall be marked conspicuously.
- (o)Track guardrails, lead rails, and frogs shall be protected or blocked so as to prevent a person's foot from becoming wedged.
- (p)Positive-acting stop-blocks, derail devices, track skates, or other adequate means shall be installed wherever necessary to protect persons from runaway or moving railroad equipment.
- (q)Switch throws shall be installed so as to provide adequate clearance for switchmen.
- (r)Where necessary, bumper blocks or the equivalent shall be provided at all track dead ends.