California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 20 - Tunnel Safety Orders › Appendix A

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
SAFE PRACTICES AND OPERATIONS CODEGENERAL
1. All persons shall follow these safe practice rules,
					 render every possible aid to safe operations, and report all unsafe conditions
					 or practices to the proper authority.
2. Foremen shall insist on employees observing and obeying
					 every rule, regulation and order, as is necessary to the safe conduct of the
					 work, and shall resort to disciplinary measures, if necessary, to compel
					 observance.
3. All employees shall be given frequent accident
					 prevention instructions. Instructions shall be given at least once a
					 month.
4. Anyone known to be under the influence of intoxicating
					 liquor shall not be allowed on the job while in that condition.
5. Horseplay, scuffling, and other acts which tend to have
					 an adverse influence on the safety or well being of the employees is prohibited
					 on tunnel projects or related operations.
6. It shall be the duty of employees operating machines to
					 see that all guards and other protective devices are in proper places and that
					 adjustments are made before starting machines.
7. Crowding or pushing when boarding or leaving any cage,
					 car, or other conveyance is prohibited.
8. Work shall be well planned and supervised to forestall
					 injuries in the handling of heavy materials and in working together with
					 tools.
9. Machinery shall not be repaired or oiled while in
					 motion.
10. Workers shall not handle or tamper with any electrical
					 equipment, machinery, air or water lines in a manner not within the scope of
					 their duties unless they have received instructions from their foreman.
11. Report all injuries promptly and obtain first-aid or
					 medical treatment.
12. When lifting heavy objects, use the large muscles of
					 the leg instead of the smaller muscles of the back.
HEADING OPERATIONS
13. Throwing drill steel or other materials up to or down
					 from the platforms of drill carriages (or jumbos) is prohibited.
14. The drill carriage or jumbo shall be kept in an orderly
					 manner and small tools such as wrenches, hammers, etc., must be kept in tool
					 boxes when not in use.
15. Do not blow out drill holes without giving warning to
					 all other workers in the heading.
16. Do not use defective chuck wrenches or other hand
					 tools.
17. Stand in the clear when barring down loose rock; sound
					 roof frequently for possible loose rock; start barring from a safe position
					 under good ground.
18. Before loading holes, run loading stick to bottom of
					 hole to determine if hole is clear; if clear, grip loading stick with hand at
					 collar of hold and hold this grip until primer is run in, to determine if it
					 has bottomed the hole; if it has not, tell the foreman.
19. When loading holes, place one stick of powder and tamp
					 it before adding another stick.
20. Examine every slab or boulder prior to drilling,
					 striking, or breaking and make sure that the operation can be performed without
					 hazard from explosives it may still contain.
21. Do not overload muck cars. If necessary, trim the cars
					 before they leave the heading.
22. Do not walk past a point where car loading is in
					 progress, until the muck car is loaded and mucking machine has stopped. Then
					 pass only where the operator can see you. Keep clear of the muck cars and
					 movement of the trains.
23. If timbers are used drilling operations should not be
					 started until the timbers have been securely wedged.
TRAINS
24. Do not attempt to operate a locomotive without special
					 permission unless that is one of your regular duties.
25. Locomotives shall not be operated from a position on
					 the running board or step or ground.
26. Timber, long drill steel, bulky objects, rails, pipe,
					 or similar long materials shall not be transported on locomotives. Such
					 materials should be transported on one or more flat cars, depending upon length
					 of cars and the materials.
27. Hitching of cars or other equipment to locomotives by
					 ropes or cables is prohibited.
28. Trolley locomotives shall not be operated with the
					 trolley pole in the reverse position except when it is impossible to turn the
					 pole.
29. Trolley poles shall not be turned while the locomotive
					 is in motion.
30. The motorman shall sound a warning when approaching
					 pump stations, sidings, or other places where workers may be expected.
SHAFT OPERATION
31. All persons must keep back from the shaft at all times
					 unless their work requires them to be there.
32. Do not attempt to board any cage, bucket or other
					 conveyance if the maximum number of riders, as specified by the management, is
					 already on.
33. If any employee drops any tools or materials into the
					 shaft, he/she shall report immediately to the hoist engineer, who shall have
					 the shaft inspected before resuming hoisting operations.
MISCELLANEOUS
34. Rock bolts near blasting operations shall be checked at
					 frequent intervals and tightened as necessary.
35. Hoses for delivery of water or air to suspended drill
					 cages should be attached to the cage and should come up through the bottom
					 platform rather than over the side.
36. If telephone communication is used between a suspended
					 drill cage and the hoist operator, the wires should not extend through the
					 overhead drill hole unless the equivalent of conduit protection against wire
					 damage has been provided.
1. Amendment
					 of appendix and new NOTE filed 3-5-96; operative 4-4-96 (Register 96, No.
					 10).
2. Editorial correction establishing separate HISTORIES for
					 appendix (Register 2003, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						142.3 and
						7997, Labor
						Code. Reference: Sections
						142.3 and
						7997, Labor
						Code.