California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 4 - Construction Safety Orders › Appendix A - Labor Code Excerpts; Accident Prevention Program Ideas; Etc › Plate A-3

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(This is a suggested code. It is general in nature and
						intended as a basis for preparation by the contractor of a code that fits
						his/her operations more exactly.)
GENERAL
1. All persons shall follow these safe
					 practices rules, render every possible aid to safe operations, and report all
					 unsafe conditions or practices to the foreman or superintendent.
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 take such action as is necessary to obtain
					 observance.
3. All employees shall
					 be given frequent accident prevention instructions. Instructions shall be given
					 at least every 10 working days. When applicable, the accident prevention
					 instructions shall also include specific instruction on the safe use, care and
					 maintenance of fall protection equipment (i.e. fall arrest systems, positioning
					 device systems, safety nets, etc.) used at the jobsite.
4. Anyone known to be under the influence of
					 drugs or intoxicating substances which impair the employee's ability to safely
					 perform the assigned duties 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 shall be prohibited.
6. Work shall be well planned and supervised
					 to prevent injuries in the handling of materials and in working together with
					 equipment.
7. No one shall
					 knowingly be permitted or required to work while the employee's ability or
					 alertness is so impaired by fatigue, illness, or other causes that it might
					 unnecessarily expose the employee or others to injury.
8. Employees shall not enter manholes,
					 underground vaults, chambers, tanks, silos, or other similar places that
					 receive little ventilation, unless it has been determined that it is safe to
					 enter.
9. Employees shall be
					 instructed to ensure that all guards and other protective devices are in proper
					 places and adjusted, and shall report deficiencies promptly to the foreman or
					 superintendent.
10. Crowding or
					 pushing when boarding or leaving any vehicle or other conveyance shall be
					 prohibited.
11. Workers shall not
					 handle or tamper with any electrical equipment, machinery, or air or water
					 lines in a manner not within the scope of their duties, unless they have
					 received instructions from their foreman.
12. All injuries shall be reported promptly
					 to the foreman or superintendent so that arrangements can be made for medical
					 or first aid treatment.
13. When
					 lifting heavy objects, the large muscles of the leg instead of the smaller
					 muscles of the back shall be used.
14. Inappropriate footwear or shoes with thin
					 or badly worn soles shall not be worn.
15. Materials, tools, or other objects shall
					 not be thrown from buildings or structures until proper precautions are taken
					 to protect others from the falling objects.
1.
						Amendment filed 4-3-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No.
						14).
2. Amendment of first paragraph and provision number 3. filed
						7-30-97; operative 8-29-97 (Register 97, No.
						31).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  142.3, Labor
						  Code. Reference: Section
						  142.3, Labor
						  Code.