Utah Admin. Code R614-2-14 - Drilling Industry - Machine Guarding
A. All belts, gears, shafts, pulleys,
sprockets, spindles, drums, fly wheels, or other reciprocating or rotating
parts, with the exception of the cathead, shall be guarded by a guard of
sufficient strength to prevent any person from coming in contact therewith,
unless they are guarded by location.
B. A rotary table shall have a substantially
constructed metal guard adequately covering the outer edge of the table and
extending downward to completely cover all the exposed rotating side of the
table including the pinion gear.
C.
Machinery shall not be operated without all guards properly maintained and in
position; except during maintenance, repair, or rigup work or when limited
testing may be performed by a qualified person.
D. No employee shall clean or lubricate any
machinery where there is danger of contact with a moving part until such
machinery has been stopped.
E. Any
counterweight above the derrick floor when not fully enclosed shall run away
from the working surfaces or be guarded.
F. The employer shall require that the mast
crown is equipped with sheave guards which shall prevent the hoisting lines
from being displaced from the sheaves during operations or when being raised to
or lowered from the operating position.
G. When maintenance or servicing is to be
accomplished on electrical lines, air lines, gas lines, or other lines
containing hazardous materials, the line being worked on shall be rendered safe
by emptying, purging, disconnecting, or other means before work is
begun.
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