N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 12 § 57.8 - Warning signs
(a)
The owner, agent, lessee, bailee, user, or employer responsible for the
operations of equipment capable of coming within dangerous proximity of a
high-voltage line in the course of its operation, shall post and maintain in
plain view of the operator on each piece of such equipment, an approved durable
warning sign legible at a distance of 12 feet. Every such warning sign shall
bear the following legend in black letters on a yellow background:
DANGER
Unlawful To Operate Any Part
Of This Equipment Within 10 Feet Of
High-Voltage Lines
(b) All posted warning signs shall specify
the actual distance by which the term "dangerous proximity" is defined for the
particular case and location to which this Part (rule) applies.
(c) Additional warning signs shall be placed
on various parts of the equipment and at the work site providing similar
warnings to others in the vicinity of the high-voltage lines.
(d) If for any reason and for any time
period, the operator of the equipment is unable to assess visually the
clearance of the equipment from overhead high-voltage lines, a second person
shall be designated to observe the clearance and provide timely warning to the
equipment operator.
Notes
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