34 Pa. Code § 5.118 - Transportation, machinery and platforms
(a) Trucks or conveyors used for the
transportation of loose explosive material, except smokeless powder not in the
dry state or wet nitro compounds, shall be provided with either side or end
rails or guards, to prevent any concentration of explosives from slipping off
the truck or conveyors.
(b) Careful
inspection shall be made daily by the foreman to ascertain that all machinery
and equipment used in the manufacture or handling of explosives is in perfect
order. If not found in such condition, it shall not be used until placed in
perfect condition.
(c) All
dangerous machinery and moving parts of machinery shall be guarded in
accordance with Chapter 29, Subchapter C (relating to mechanical power
transmission apparatus).
(d)
Platforms, stairways, tanks, vats, runways, and other dangerous places shall be
guarded by standard railings and toeboards as required by Chapter 47,
Subchapter G (relating to railings, toeboards, open-sided floors, platforms and
runways), except where there is danger of dust collecting, when toeboards shall
not be used; in all such instances special permission shall be obtained from
the Department. Metal shall not be used for railings and toeboards where its
presence increases the danger of an explosion. No railings or toeboards shall
be so installed as to interfere with safety exits.
(e) The tread of all wheels on trucks or
conveyors and the rails used inside of explosives buildings shall be composed
of nonsparking material.
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