Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0465-02-05-.08 - LICENSEES PROVIDING VOCATIONAL SERVICES
(1) Activities
of an industrial or productive vocational nature such as assembling, packaging,
painting, stripping, wood or metal working, or manufacturing must be conducted
in a designated area or room which is separated by fire-rated construction, as
required by the applicable Life Safety rules under Chapter 0465-02-04 of these
rules, from any other part of the building not used for vocational purposes
such as classrooms, residential areas, offices, or storage rooms.
(2) Permanent aisles and passageways which
provide the most direct route of egress to exits must be clearly identified
within open work areas, and such aisles and passageways must be maintained free
of obstacles and in good repair.
(3) All floor surfaces, platforms, and other
walking surfaces must be maintained in a clean manner and free of holes or
projections which constitute hazards.
(4) All materials must be stored in tiers
which are stacked, racked, blocked, inter-blocked, or otherwise secured to
prevent sliding, collapsing, or falling.
(5) All powered equipment, machinery, and
powered hand tools must be equipped and maintained with the safety guards,
shields, and other devices necessary to protect the health and safety of the
operators and others in the work area.
(6) All exposed rotating parts, motor shafts,
drive belts, chains, cables, gears, cutting blades, wheels, and other moving
parts of machinery must be adequately guarded.
(7) Personal protective equipment and
clothing must be provided to persons supported and employees, when appropriate,
when handling dangerous materials or working at hazardous operations.
(8) All interior floor and wall openings,
open-sized mezzanine areas or platforms, which are six (6) feet or more above
the adjacent ground level, must be guarded by standard railing.
(9) Natural or adequately-powered ventilation
which conforms to ventilation rates of the state-adopted building codes must be
provided for all working areas.
(10) Equipment, conductors, controls, and
signaling devices which are necessary to provide a complete electrical system
must be provided. All specifications and materials must meet state-adopted
standards of the building codes and of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., or
similarly established standards.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยงยง 4-4-103, 4-5-202, 33-1-201, 33-1-302, 33-1-303, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, 33-2-302, 33-2-404, 33-2-407.
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