[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 7]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1917.48]

[Page 212-213]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1917--MARINE TERMINALS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart C--Cargo Handling Gear and Equipment
 
Sec. 1917.48  Conveyors.

    (a) Guards. (1) Danger zones at or adjacent to conveyors shall be 
guarded to protect employees.
    (2) An elevated walkway with guardrail or equivalent means of 
protection shall be provided where employees cross over moving 
conveyors, and suitable guarding shall be provided when employees pass 
under moving conveyors.
    (b) Moving parts. Conveyor rollers and wheels shall be secured in 
position.
    (c) Positioning. Gravity conveyor sections shall be firmly placed 
and secured to prevent them from falling.
    (d) Braking. (1) When necessary for safe operation, provisions shall 
be made for braking objects at the delivery end of the conveyor.
    (2) Conveyors using electrically released brakes shall be 
constructed so that the brakes cannot be released until power is 
applied, and so that the brakes are automatically engaged if the power 
fails or the operating control is returned to the ``stop'' position.
    (e) Stability. Portable conveyors shall be stable within their 
operating ranges. When used at variable fixed levels, the unit shall be 
secured at the operating level.
    (f) Emergency stop devices. Readily accessible stop controls shall 
be provided for use in an emergency. Whenever the operation of any power 
conveyor requires personnel to work in the immediate vicinity of the 
conveyor, the Conveyor or controls shall not be left unattended while 
the conveyor is in operation.
    (g) Starting powered conveyors. Powered conveyors shall not be 
started until all employees are clear of the conveyor or have been 
warned that the conveyor is about to start.
    (h) Loading and unloading. The area around conveyor loading and 
unloading points shall be kept clear of obstructions during conveyor 
operations.
    (i) Lockout/Tagout. (1) Conveyors shall be stopped and their power 
sources locked out and tagged out during maintenance, repair, and 
servicing, unless power is necessary for testing.
    (2) The starting device shall be locked out and tagged out in the 
stop position before an attempt is made to remove the cause of a jam or 
overload of the conveying medium, unless it is necessary to have the 
power on to remove the jam.

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    (j) Safe practices. (1) Only designated persons shall operate, 
repair or service powered conveyors.
    (2) The employer shall direct employees to stay off operating 
conveyors.
    (3) Conveyors shall be operated only with all overload devices, 
guards and safety devices in place and operable.

[48 FR 30909, July 5, 1983, as amended at 62 FR 40200, July 25, 1997]