[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1910.176]

[Page 531]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR

 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 

                                OF LABOR

 
PART 1910_OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS--Table of Contents

 
                Subpart N_Materials Handling and Storage

 
Sec. 1910.176  Handling materials--general.


    Authority: Secs. 4, 6, and 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health 

Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657); Secretary of Labor's Order No. 

12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736), 1-90 (55 FR 

9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR 50017), or 5-2002 (67 FR 65008) 

as applicable; and 29 CFR part 1911.

    Sections 1910.176, 1910.177, 1910.178, 1910.179, 1910.180, 1910.181, 

and 1910.184 also issued under 29 CFR part 1911.





    (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.

    (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.

    (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.

    (d) [Reserved]

    (e) Clearance limits. Clearance signs to warn of clearance limits 

shall be provided.

    (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.

    (g) Guarding. Covers and/or guardrails 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]