[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR50-204.3]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
            CHAPTER 50--PUBLIC CONTRACTS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 50-204_SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL SUPPLY CONTRACTS
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              Subpart B_General Safety and Health Standards
 
Sec.  50-204.3  Material handling and storage.

    (a) Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe 
clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through 
doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and 
passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction 
across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and 
passageways shall be appropriately marked.
    (b) Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, 
bundles, etc. stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and 
limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or 
collapse.
    (c) Storage areas shall be kept free from accumulation of materials 
that constitute hazards from tripping, fire, explosion, or pest 
harborage. Vegetation control will be exercised when necessary.
    (d) Proper drainage shall be provided.
    (e) Clearance signs to warn of clearance limits shall be provided.
    (f) Derail and/or bumper blocks shall be provided on spur railroad 
tracks where a rolling car could contact other cars being worked, enter 
a building, work or traffic area.
    (g) Covers and/or guard rails shall be provided to protect personnel 
from the hazards of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc.

[34 FR 7946, May 20, 1969; 35 FR 1015, Jan. 24, 1970]