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    11/5/2020 1910.176 - Handling materials - general.

    | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

    By Standard Number / 1910.176 - Handling materials - general.

    Part Number: 1910


    Part Number Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards
    Subpart: 1910 Subpart N
    Subpart Title: Materials Handling and Storage
    Standard Number: 1910.176
    Title: Handling materials - general.
    GPO Source: e-CFR

    1910.176(a)
    Use of mechanical equipment. 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.

    1910.176(b)
    Secure storage. 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.

    1910.176(c)
    Housekeeping. 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.

    1910.176(d)
    [Reserved]

    1910.176(e)
    Clearance limits. Clearance signs to warn of clearance limits shall be provided.

    1910.176(f)
    Rolling railroad cars. 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.

    1910.176(g)
    Guarding. Covers and/or guard- rails shall be provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks,
    vats, ditches, etc.

    [39 FR 23052, June 27, 1974, as amended at 43 FR 49749, Oct. 24, 1978]

    UNITED STATES
    DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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