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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 23 - ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 12:185-23.6 - Power circuits

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Buried conductors, except ground wires, shall be insulated and installed in metal or other protective covering. Such covering shall be reinforced in places when it is subject to damage.
(b) Where conductors are joined, suitable junction boxes shall be used, or the joints secured by soldering or mechanical means so that the joint is at least equal in conductivity to the conductor. The insulation, armoring or lead covering shall be replaced in as good a condition as it was originally.
(c) All circuits leading from generating stations and substations shall be provided with automatic circuit interrupting devices so arranged that the circuit will be automatically opened at its source if the current exceeds the safe carrying capacity of the conductors.
(d) Each power conductor carrying in excess of 300 volts shall be provided with a switch capable of opening the circuit under full load.
(e) All power wires other than ground wires or armored metal sheathed wires shall be supported on or by well installed insulators, shall not touch combustible materials, nor the back or sides of working places, and when they cross other power circuits must be completely and properly insulated.
(f) Overhead high potential power lines shall be placed at least 15 feet above the ground and supported and guarded adequately to prevent contact with other circuits; providing, however, that power lines to dredges may be within three feet of the water, or when attached to a walkway shall be so located as to prevent accidental contact.
(g) Portable pumps and other portable electrical equipment shall be installed so as to constitute the minimum possible fire or contact hazard.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 23 - ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT › Section 12:185-23.7 - Trailing power cables

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All trailing power cables for power shovels, draglines, cranes, electric churn drills or other equipment shall be well insulated, of waterproof or armored construction; and fastened in such a manner that it will not be pulled by the terminal connections when the equipment is moved.
(b) Trailing power cables shall be used only in continuous lengths except when connections are made with a connector or splice box of suitable design.
(c) Branch circuits shall not be installed on trailing power cables.
(d) Power cables shall be securely supported by poles, horses or other means when they pass over railroad tracks or vehicular roads, unless such cables are protected from mechanical injury and the vehicles protected from coming in contact with them.
(e) Power cables shall not lie in water, but shall be supported where necessary.
(f) Energized power cables shall not be handled with bare hands. Insulated cable tongs, insulated cable hooks or other approved means shall be used in handling energized power cables.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 24 - LIGHTING › Section 12:185-24.1 - General provisions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Interiors of all buildings shall be adequately lighted and exterior illumination provided where required throughout active areas by suitable outdoor lighting equipment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 24 - LIGHTING › Section 12:185-24.2 - Installation and maintenance

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All lighting service and branch circuits shall be properly installed and maintained to prevent the hazard of shock and fire.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 24 - LIGHTING › Section 12:185-24.3 - Enclosed switches and protective devices

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Suitable enclosed switches and protective devices shall be used on all circuits.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 24 - LIGHTING › Section 12:185-24.4 - Wiring

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Wiring in all buildings shall conform to the American Standard National Electric Code, C1-1953.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 24 - LIGHTING › Section 12:185-24.5 - Extension lamps and lamp cords

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All lamp cords, where used for temporary lighting connections, shall have extra heavy insulation, and all portable extension lamps shall be equipped with lamp guards at all times.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 25 - MATERIAL STORAGE › Section 12:185-25.1 - Storage bins

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All bins shall be constructed and maintained so there is no danger of collapsing when fully loaded.
(b) Chutes for discharging bins shall be so constructed and arranged as to be conveniently and safely operated.
(c) The top of all open bins shall be covered or guarded with railings and toeboards so that it will be impossible for any employee to stumble into them.
(d) Permanent ladders, or walkways shall be provided to the top of all rock storage bins.
(e) No person shall enter any storage bin or walk on storage piles over tunnel loading operations when a hazard exists unless wearing a safety belt with a snub tender at the end of the life line.
(f) Loading devices shall be locked so they cannot be operated while workers are working inside rock storage bins.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 25 - MATERIAL STORAGE › Section 12:185-25.2 - Storage piles

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Employees shall not work under or in front of overhanging frozen top material during loading operations when there is any danger of sudden slides injuring the employee, and material in such piles shall be maintained as near as practical to the angle of repose.
(b) Storage piles shall be frequently inspected by some competent employee to prevent their becoming unsafe by continued adding to or withdrawing from.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 25 - MATERIAL STORAGE › Section 12:185-25.3 - General provisions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Flammable material shall be stored in accordance with N.J.A.C. 12:185-13.
(b) All materials and supplies shall be so handled and stored, as to minimize falling, tripping and collision hazards.
(c) Any material that will create a serious hazard by flowing or spilling shall be stored to prevent leakage or breakage.
(d) When any racks are used for supporting steel plate, pipe, drill rods, drill machines or similar material, they shall be of sufficient strength to be capable of supporting the imposed loads.
(e) All chemicals which may cause injury to any employee or other person if exposed to contact, shall be stored in safe containers.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 26 - LIGHTNING PROTECTION › Section 12:185-26.1 - General provisions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All power cables entering any pit, quarry, mill or excavation, that are or may be exposed to lightning or transient high voltage effects, shall be equipped with sufficient and adequate lightning arrestors, grounded in accordance with the National Electric Code.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 27 - HAULAGE › Section 12:185-27.1 - Trucks

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No defective equipment shall be operated until the necessary repairs or adjustments have been made and the equipment is in safe operating condition.
(b) Only authorized persons shall be allowed to ride with truck drivers.
(c) No person shall be permitted to ride on the running board of a truck.
(d) Mounting or dismounting from moving trucks shall be prohibited.
(e) Trucks shall not be loaded by power shovel until the truck driver is out of the cab and in a safe place, unless the truck has been specifically designed for such loading, having a substantial steel canopy extending over the cab.
(f) Trucks shall not pull away from the shovel or loader until the load has been balanced. Rock should not be permitted to protect or overhang from the sides of the truck.
(g) Trucks shall not dump into crusher chutes, hoppers or bins without a signal from the attending operators.
(h) A substantial bumping block to stop a backing truck, or other approved methods shall be provided at all places where a rear dump truck is to discharge its load, unless the load is being dumped on level ground for spreading.
(i) No worker shall be permitted under the raised body of a truck until such body is secured in its raised position.
(j) No smoking or open lights shall be permitted during refueling operations, and the truck engine shall be stopped.
(k) Truck roads leading from the pit to the crusher, when the crusher is on the surface, shall be arranged to provide one-way traffic. If this is not practicable, the road shall be wide enough to accommodate free passage of the truck at all points, or definite turnouts and waiting points shall be designated.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 27 - HAULAGE › Section 12:185-27.2 - Railroad haulage

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All rail haulage on private property, and not operated or maintained by a common carrier, shall conform to the requirements of this section.
(b) Tracks shall be well-laid and properly ballasted. All switches shall be equipped and laid in conformity with A.S.A. Standards (M-7-1-1933) and (M-7-2-1935).
(c) Rails shall be suitable for the weight of equipment, properly aligned and secured to the ties by tie plates and track spikes.
(d) Bumping blocks or the equivalent shall be provided on all dead-end tracks.
(e) Grade crossings shall be eliminated as far as practicable and shall be planked or filled between the rails.
(f) All guardrails, lead rails and frogs shall be provided with protective blocks of wood or metal to prevent employees from getting their feet caught in these places.
(g) Railroad cars shall be left standing within limits designated by clearance signs or posts.
(h) Cars left on a grade or not coupled to a locomotive shall be securely blocked and hand brakes set.
(i) Railroad car hand brakes shall be tested before an attempt is made to move the car. If defective brakes are discovered, the car shall be marked appropriately for repair and only moved with a locomotive or attached to another car having good brakes.
(j) Starting a car on a grade by "pinching" shall be prohibited, except when a man is stationed at the brake wheel.
(k) Railroad car brakes should not be manipulated by the hands alone. A heavy brake stick, preferably a hooked bar, should be used.
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) The minimum clearance for standard gauge tracks shall be:
1. From the gauge line of the nearest rail to loading or unloading docks, walls of depressed tracks, and wheel-barrow platforms, three feet four inches.
2. From the gauge line of the nearest rail to all stockyards, five feet on tangent track and five feet six inches on curved track.
3. From the gauge line on nearest rail to all other structures not noted above, six feet.
4. The minimum distance between the nearest gauge lines of adjacent tracks shall be eight feet six inches.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 28 - LOADING, MECHANICAL AND HOISTING EQUIPMENT › Section 12:185-28.2 - Aerial tramways

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All crossings shall be protected with steel mesh nets, or other adequate protection where aerial tramways pass over public highways, railroads, or other places where persons might be injured from falling rock from tramway buckets, or from falling buckets.
(b) Employees shall receive instructions for the proper spacing of tramway buckets or pans, so as not to overload any span of the tramway, unless the buckets or pans are spaced automatically.
(c) Precautions shall be taken not to overload buckets or pans.
(d) Aerial tramways shall not be started until the operator is sure that everyone is in a safe position.
(e) Deep pit quarries shall be provided with at least two man-boxes for hoisting and lowering workers out of and into the pit or quarry.
(f) These boxes shall be not less than 14 inches high by four feet wide by six feet, six inches long, and shall be equipped with four corner chains. All corner chains shall be permanently secured to the man-box and shall be connected with a king ring which in turn shall be attached to the cable hook when workers are being hoisted or lowered in a pit or quarry. Man-boxes shall be built of best grade material, and shall be of sufficient strength to carry six persons.
(g) All chains and cables used in and about all pits or quarries shall be of sufficient size to sustain the maximum load hoisted out of a pit or quarry with a factor safety of five.
(h) All block, and man-box chains used in deep pit quarries shall be inspected daily by a person trained in judging the safe condition of these chains.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 28 - LOADING, MECHANICAL AND HOISTING EQUIPMENT › Section 12:185-28.3 - Slopes or inclines

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The track and roadbed of inclined tramways shall be well laid, properly ballasted and maintained in good condition.
(b) Employees shall not be permitted to walk on the track or right-of-way of inclined tramways, if cars are, or may be, set in motion.
(c) Cars shall not be hoisted or lowered while maintenance crews are working on the track.
(d) Workers shall be transported in special cars equipped with safety devices to prevent cars from running away in case of hoist failure, or cable coupling or drawbar breaking.
(e) The worker cars shall have level seats and be provided with handholds.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 28 - LOADING, MECHANICAL AND HOISTING EQUIPMENT › Section 12:185-28.4 - Cranes, draglines, shovels and stiffleg derricks

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The employer shall designate a competent employee to make daily inspections of all vital parts of the equipment such as cables, sheaves, brakes and other parts essential to its safe operation and no defective equipment shall be operated until the necessary repairs or adjustments have been made and the equipment is in safe operating condition.
(b) No one except authorized attendants shall be permitted on an operating shovel, dragline or crane.
(c) No employee shall be permitted to work under moving loads or buckets.
(d) No person shall be permitted to board equipment while it is in motion.
(e) Shovels, draglines or cranes, where the operator has limited vision or where hazardous conditions exist, shall not be moved until the groundman, craner, oiler or some other competent person is on the ground where he can direct the movement.
(f) Wherever possible revolving shovels, draglines and cranes, when moving, shall be swung so that the operator has a clear view ahead of the direction of swing.
(g) After the machine has been moved the operator shall make a test swing to assure that the cab will clear both the bank and track or truck side. If the cab will not clear a track or truck road, suitable warning signs shall be placed immediately, and other necessary precautions taken.
(h) The shovel, crane or loader shall not be left unattended until the load or bucket is lowered to the ground.
(i) Boom suspension cables shall be inspected at regular intervals, but not less than once each week. Such cables shall conform to the machine manufacturing specifications and shall be replaced as recommended by the manufacturer of the machine.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 28 - LOADING, MECHANICAL AND HOISTING EQUIPMENT › Section 12:185-28.5 - Overhead cranes

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Cranes equipped with a cab shall be provided with a fixed ladder or stairs with handrails to afford safe passageway from ground or floor to crane cab and from crane cab to bridge footwalk.
(b) A walkway with standard railing, toeboard and safe access to the ground shall be mounted outside rail supports and run the full length of the operating area. Where such a walkway is not available a rope or chain ladder shall be stored and permanently anchored in the crane cab so that in an emergency the operator can reach the ground at any point in the operating area.
(c) An effective warning signal securely fastened, shall be placed within easy reach of each crane operator.
(d) Every crane cab shall be equipped on all sides with a railing or with an enclosure equivalent to a standard railing and toeboard.
(e) A crane bumper extending 1/3 of the truck-well diameter above the rail shall be fastened securely at each end of each rail of the crane runway.
(f) Every crane trolley shall be provided with a solid floor or pan extending under the entire trolley.
(g) A limit switch shall be provided ahead of the bumper so that the crane cannot hit the end of the runway with the power on.
(h) A switch in the main power circuit which can be locked open shall be placed above each crane cab within easy reach of the bridge or walk.
(i) In connection with each switching block there shall be provided an overtravel cutoff switch that will automatically stop the uptravel of the block before it strikes the bridge.
(j) Only authorized persons shall be permitted to ride on cranes.
(k) Trolley lines shall be located on the opposite side of the runway from the cab and shall be protected from contact with swinging hoisting cables.
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) Mechanical inspection of crane machinery and equipment shall be made daily, and detailed inspection by a competent person shall be made weekly. A written record of weekly inspections shall be maintained.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 29 - STRUCTURES, WALKWAYS AND WORKING SURFACES › Section 12:185-29.1 - Trestles

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any trestle on which persons are required to walk shall have a walkway on one side, be equipped with a standard railing and shall provide for a minimum clearance of at least three feet between the railing and the widest rolling stock used.
(b) Where dumping is done on trestles, both sides of the track shall be accessible either by means of walkways or working platforms, portable or stationary.
(c) Regular walkways or passages under trestles shall be suitably protected by metal gratings, screens, wooden platforms or other suitable methods.
(d) Hoppers beneath tracks for the unloading of material shall be protected by a grizzly, grating or other suitable covering to prevent persons from falling into the hopper.
(e) Safety belts and lines shall be used by workers working around hoppers if the opening is not protected.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 29 - STRUCTURES, WALKWAYS AND WORKING SURFACES › Section 12:185-29.2 - Runways, elevated walks, platforms

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Runways, walkways and platforms shall meet the requirements of American Standard Safety Code for Floor and Wall Openings, Railings and Toeboards, A-12-1932.
(b) Railings shall be provided on all runways, elevated walkways and platforms, except on the loading and unloading sides as follows:
1. Railings shall be 42 inches high, with an intermediate rail halfway between the top rail and the floor, and shall be permanent, substantial, smooth and free from protruding nails, bolts or splinters.
2. Posts shall not be more than eight feet apart.
3. If the height exceeds six feet above the floor level, a toeboard at least three inches high, and preferably six inches high shall be provided.
4. Railings shall be:
i.
Wooden Railings
post two by four inches or larger. Upper Rail--two by four inches, or one by four inch strip on top of the post and a one by four inch strip on the side of the post.
ii.
Pipe Railing
--not smaller than 1 1/4-inch iron pipe.
iii.
Metal shapes or bars
--equivalent to 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 by 3/16 inch angles.
5. Intermediate rails may be omitted when the panels are fitted with substantial expanded metal or wire mesh.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 29 - STRUCTURES, WALKWAYS AND WORKING SURFACES › Section 12:185-29.3 - Stairways

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Stairways shall conform to the Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23.
(b) All stairways shall be equipped with handrails not more than 34 inches nor less than 30 inches high, measuring from the top of the rail to the surface of the tread in line with the face of the risers at the forward edge of the tread.
(c) Flights of stairs having four or more risers shall be provided with handrails as follows:
1. On all open sides.
2. On one side of enclosed stairways less than 44 inches in width.
3. On both sides of enclosed stairways 44 inches or more but less than 88 inches in width.
4. On both sides and in the center of stairways 88 inches or more in width.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 30 - PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PITS AND QUARRIES › Section 12:185-30.1 - General provisions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The operator of every pit or quarry shall appoint a competent worker who shall be personally in charge of the pit or quarry excavation.
(b) In every pit or quarry where tunneling or underground mining operations are carried on, such operations shall comply with departmental regulations governing tunnel and underground mining operations.
(c) Warning signs shall be posted in all pits or quarries at hazardous places, where they will be most effective in drawing attention to the need for caution in the vicinity of hazardous conditions.
(d) When pits or quarries are worked at night, there shall be sufficient illumination in all working places, so that the movement of workers and equipment can readily be observed. Stripping, loading and drilling equipment shall be well illuminated and tractors shall be equipped with sufficient headlights.
(e) The overburden in all quarries shall be stripped as close to bedrock as it is practicable to do, or to the top of the material being excavated for a distance of at least 15 feet back from the face, and shall then be sloped, where applicable, to its angle of repose for the entire length of the section of the quarry face which is being worked.
(f) Where the danger exists from overburden rolling or sliding into the pit or quarry, barriers, baffle boards, screens, cribbing or other effective means shall be used to reduce the hazard.
(g) No employee shall be permitted to work near any pit or quarry face until such face has been examined by the pit or quarry foreman. If the face is found unsafe all hazards shall be removed before permitting any other work.
(h) The employer or some competent employee designated by him, shall inspect the pit or quarry face for dangerously loose material as follows:
1. After blasting;
2. Not less than once each day during thawing weather;
3. After heavy rains or freezes;
4. At least once every day in the working sections of the pit or quarry, including sections used as travel ways by persons and where trucks pass nearby.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 30 - PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PITS AND QUARRIES › Section 12:185-30.2 - Pits

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In workings of clay, sand, gravel or other types of unconsolidated material the removal of material by undermining is prohibited; provided, however, that in dredging and hydraulic operations undermining will be permitted if the employee is a safe distance from the bank.
(b) Excavations in clay, sand and gravel or other types of unconsolidated material shall be sloped to an angle at which employees will not be endangered by falling or sliding materials.
(c) When determining the maximum permitted slope and height of the face, consideration shall be given to:
1. Nature of the material being excavated;
2. Extent to which the material is cemented or consolidated;
3. Height of the face;
4. Type and size of the equipment used at the face and amount of protection this equipment affords the operator; and
5. Safety of employees who are not protected by such equipment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 30 - PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PITS AND QUARRIES › Section 12:185-30.3 - Quarries

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All new quarries which commence operations after the effective date of these regulations shall work the face by a multiple bench method with the height of the face not exceeding 50 feet; provided, however, that in circumstances where the surface topography influences the height of the uppermost bench, the height shall not exceed 65 feet.
(b) All quarries in operation prior to the effective date of this Chapter shall commence conversion to multiple benching within six months after the effective date of this Chapter. The quarry operation shall be continued in the multiple benching method, and conversion of the principal production area to the multiple benching method shall be completed within two years. The Commissioner shall, however, extend the time for compliance for the commencement or completion of the conversion if, in his discretion, he finds the same to be warranted.
(c) The height of benches for quarries covered by (b) above shall be governed by the following:
1. Benching shall not be required where the height of the quarry face does not exceed 65 feet.
2. Where multiple benching is required, the height of the benches shall not exceed 50 feet; provided, however, that in circumstances where the surface topography influences the height of the uppermost bench, the height shall not exceed 65 feet.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 31 - DUST CONTROL › Section 12:185-31.1 - General provisions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) This Subchapter for the control of dust shall apply to all operations done in connection with the pit and quarry industry.
(b) All pit and quarry operations shall be so conducted that there shall be no exposure to atmospheric dust concentrations in excess of those concentrations limited by (c) below.
(c) The maximum allowable atmospheric dust concentration, expressed as the total number of particles of dust per cubic foot of air, shall not exceed the values given in the following table:
Maximum allowable dust concentration mineral dusts
Substance
MPPCF n*
Aluminum oxide
50
Asbestos
5
Dust (nuisance, no free silica)
50
Mica (below five percent free silica)
20
Portland cement
50
Talc
20
Silica
High (above 50 percent free S:O[2])
5
Medium (five to 50 percent free S:O[2])
20
Low (below five percent free S:O[2])
50
Silicon carbide
50
Soapstone (below five percent free silica)
20
n* Millions of particles per cubic feet of air
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 31 - DUST CONTROL › Section 12:185-31.2 - Dust control

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Sampling and determination
1. The free silicon dioxide content of stone shall be determined from composite samples representative of the material as a whole. When different kinds of stone are handled or processed separately, each shall be sampled and classified separately.
2. Not less than three dust samples, of at least ten minutes duration, spaced at intervals to yield a fair average measurement of exposure over the entire cycle of operations, shall be collected in the normal breathing zone on the premises by an approved type impinger.
3. The atmospheric dust concentration shall be deemed to be the average concentration, as determined from the samples by the use of the light-field, low power technic count or its equivalent.
4. Where, because of the nature of the operations, it is not practicable to secure samples of ten minutes duration, the use of any other method providing equivalent representative samples shall be permitted.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 31 - DUST CONTROL › Section 12:185-31.3 - Local exhaust systems

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) General provisions
1. Every exhaust system shall be designed and constructed in accordance with this Section and shall be installed in a substantial and workmanlike manner.
2. All parts of the system shall be as free as possible from air leakage either into or out of the system, except at points where air is taken into or discharged from the system by design.
3. The capacity of every exhaust system shall be determined upon the basis of all hoods connected to the system being open, except that where the system is interlocked that only a part, or parts of the system can be operated at a given time, the capacity of such interlocked system may be calculated upon the basis of the hoods, which are operative at a given time, being open.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 31 - DUST CONTROL › Section 12:185-31.4 - Wet method of dust control

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The wet method of dust control shall include an adequate and continuous supply of water delivered to the process and terminating in suitable water sprays or jets at the point of dust generation.
(b) Water used for dust control purposes shall not be cross connected with the drinking water supply and suitable provisions shall be made for the removal of water and sludge which drain from the operation.
(c) The wet method of dust control shall include and provide effective wetting at the point of dust generation with as little exposure of the operator to the water as possible. The application of water shall be so controlled as not to create a slipping hazard.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 31 - DUST CONTROL › Section 12:185-31.5 - General ventilation

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
When general ventilation is employed as the principal method of dust control, it shall be designed to function properly in accordance with the provisions of 12:185-31.1(c).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12) › Subchapter 31 - DUST CONTROL › Section 12:185-31.6 - Respiratory protective equipment

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(a) Respiratory protective equipment shall not be employed as the principal means of protecting workers against dust except in connection with isolated or infrequent operations.
(b) Respiratory protective equipment may be used in conjunction with other methods of dust control only when the latter cannot be made to develop the required degree of control and cannot be replaced by other effective methods.
(c) All personal respiratory protective devices and equipment shall be of the type approved by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
(d) The employer shall provide each worker requiring the use of personal respiratory protective equipment with not less than one such device, suitably identified; and the employer shall further provide and employ facilities for the inspection, cleansing, sterilizing and repair of all such respiratory protective equipment as may be required by the standards prescribed by the Bureau in its approval of such respiratory protective devices and equipment. Personal respiratory protective equipment, when not in use, shall be stored in a clean, dustproof container.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12:190-1.1 - Title and citation

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This regulation shall be known and may be cited as Chapter 190, Explosives of Title 12, N.J.A.C.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12:190-1.2 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public and property by establishing reasonable standards for the manufacture, sale, transportation, storage, use, possession and disposition of explosives.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12:190-1.3 - Scope

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(a) This chapter shall apply to every person who manufactures, sells, transports, stores, uses or possesses explosives, except as provided in (b) below.
(b) This chapter shall not apply to:
1. The military or naval forces of the United States or its allies, or the duly authorized militia of any state, nor to the police or fire departments of this State, providing the same are acting in their official capacity and in the performance of their public duties;
2. Transportation of explosives in interstate or intrastate commerce;
3. Model rocketry;
4. Employee safety subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 USC 651 et seq.;
5. Fireworks subject to 21:2-1 through 21:2-7;
6. Small arms ammunition; and
7. Explosives in the forms prescribed by the official U.S. Pharmacopoeia, USPC-1980, 20th edition.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12:190-1.4 - Documents referred to by reference

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The availability of standards and publications referred to in this chapter is explained in N.J.A.C. 12:190-12.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12:190-1.5 - Validity

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Should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this chapter be declared for any reason to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this chapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12:190-1.6 - Exceptions

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In cases of practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship the commissioner may grant exceptions from this chapter provided that a request for such exceptions has been made in writing. Exceptions shall only be granted when it is clearly evident that a satisfactory and safe condition is attained, but shall not be granted in any case where conflict would be created with mandatory requirements of the act.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12:190-1.7 - Existing installations

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(a) Installations that were in accordance with the applicable chapters on explosives of Title 12, N.J.A.C. prior to the effective date of this chapter may be continued in service if found by the appropriate officials of the Division of Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health to be in a safe condition.
(b) The maintenance of existing installations shall be in accordance with this chapter and any replacements thereof shall be in conformity with this chapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12:190-1.8 - Security and safety of explosives

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(a) The manufacture of any explosive material shall be prohibited unless such manufacture is authorized by Federal license, when required, and is conducted in accordance with recognized safe practices.
(b) No person shall manufacture, store, sell, transport, use, dispose of, or possess explosives in any manner that creates a recognized hazard that is causing or is likely to cause physical harm to any person or property.
(c) The commissioner may restrict the quantity of explosive materials that may be handled at any location.
(d) All explosives materials and newly developed and unclassified explosives shall meet the provisions of this chapter.
(e) Every person who manufactures, sells, transports, stores, uses, disposes or possesses explosives shall take the following precautions:
1. Suspend operations at the approach of and during an electrical storm;
2. Comply with Radio-Frequency Radiation Hazards, IME Safety Library Publication No. 20-1978;
3. Have testing performed for extraneous electric currents by a competent person using instrumentation designed for the purpose when any operation is in the vicinity of high voltage electric lines;
4. Utilize only approved testing equipment for use in connection with electric detonators; and
5. Utilize only effective grounding methods to eliminate the buildup of static electric charges.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 12:190-1.9 - Jurisdiction

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The Commissioner shall have jurisdiction over the manufacture, sale, transportation, storage, disposition, possession and use of explosives in accordance with 21:1A-139 and 21:1A-141.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 12:190-3.1 - Scope of subchapter

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This subchapter shall apply to the procedures for the issuance of permits, the payment of fees, the recordkeeping required for permit holders, and reporting procedures.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 12:190-3.2 - Permit restrictions

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(a) No person shall manufacture, sell, store or use explosives unless he or she is 21 years of age or older and a permit has been issued as provided in the applicable provisions of this subchapter. Permits shall not be issued to individuals under the age of 21.
(b) No explosives shall be sold, given or delivered to any person not in possession of a permit to store or purchase explosives.
(c) No permit shall be transferable.
(d) No permit holder shall manufacture, sell, transport, store or use explosives which exceed the limitations expressed on the permit.
(e) No permit shall be issued for the sale, storage or use of explosives which are not acceptable to the Commissioner.
(f) No permit shall be issued where the Commissioner concludes, after full examination of the qualifications of an applicant, that to grant a permit would be dangerous to the health, safety and welfare of the public.
(g) The Division of Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health shall be notified in writing when the permanent address of a person having a permit to use, sell, store or manufacture explosives has been changed. The notice shall be postmarked within 10 days of the change.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 12:190-3.3 - Exemptions from permits

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(a) No permit shall be required for the storage or use of smokeless powder which is used by private persons for the hand loading of small arms ammunition and which is not for resale. For this purpose not more than 36 pounds of smokeless powder and not more than five pounds of black powder shall be stored without a permit.
(b) Persons holding, or employed by a person holding, a permit to manufacture explosives, and who engaged in the testing of explosives incidental to the manufacture or development of explosives, shall not be required to obtain a permit to use explosives.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 12:190-3.4 - Application for permit

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(a) An application for a permit shall be made to the Commissioner on forms provided by him and shall contain all information as the Commissioner may require.
(b) An applicant for a permit shall, at his own expense, furnish whatever pertinent information the Commissioner may require in addition to that specified in this subchapter.
(c) Any false representation made for the purpose of procuring a permit shall be cause for revocation.
(d) Initial applications for a permit to use explosives for blasting purposes shall be accompanied by two recent photographs, two completed fingerprint cards and a testing fee of $ 25.00 which shall be applied to the permit fee once a passing grade is obtained.
(e) Upgrade applications for a permit to use explosives for blasting purposes shall be accompanied by a testing fee of $ 25.00 which shall be applied to the permit fee once a passing grade is obtained.
(f) Applications for annual renewal of permits shall be mailed or delivered by the Commissioner to the permit holder's address as shown on the previous application.
(g) If an application for renewals is filed with the Commissioner before the expiration of the old permit, the renewal shall become effective when the old permit expires.
(h) Renewal permits shall not be issued more than 30 days prior to the expiration date of current permits.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 12:190-3.5 - Investigation of applicants for permits

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(a) Upon receipt of an application for a permit to manufacture, store, sell, transport or use explosives, and before the permit is issued, the Commissioner shall make or cause to be made an investigation for the purpose of ascertaining if all applicable requirements of this chapter and the Act have been met.
(b) For an initial permit to manufacture, store, sell, or use explosives the Commissioner shall make a determination of "good moral character and loyalty to the United States" referenced in 12:190-3.6. This determination is based on:
1. Acceptance of the applicant by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms of the United States Department of the Treasury for any activity concerning explosives; or
2. Acceptance of the applicant by the State or local police department for any activity concerning explosives; or
3. Any method acceptable to the Commissioner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 12:190-3.6 - Qualifications of applicants for permits

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(a) An applicant for a permit to manufacture, sell, store or use explosives shall:
1. Be at least 21 years of age;
2. Have a reasonable understanding of the English language;
3. Present satisfactory evidence of experience in the manufacture, sale, transportation, storage or use of explosives;
4. Demonstrate by written, oral or field examination, as the commission may direct, adequate knowledge of the safe manufacture, sale, transportation, storage or use of explosives, the provisions of this chapter, and the Act;
5. Be of good moral character and must never have been disloyal to the United States; and it shall be within the sole discretion of the Commissioner to determine whether an applicant who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude has the good moral character necessary for a permit;
6. Be free of any physical handicap, illness, addiction to alcohol, narcotics or other dangerous drugs, or uncorrected defect in vision or hearing, that might diminish the competence of the applicant to comply with this chapter;
7. Not have been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to any mental institution; and
8. Have physical facilities complying with the applicable provisions of this chapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 12:190-3.7 - Invalidation of permits

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Whenever a permanent storage magazine for which a permit has been issued is moved to a new location, or its physical surroundings are so changed that the magazine comes within the prohibited distances to a highway, railroad or inhabited building, the permit for said magazine shall become invalid and a new permit shall be required.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT › Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 12:190-3.8 - Revocation of permits

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(a) A permit for the sale, storage or use of explosives may be revoked by the Commissioner for any of the following reasons:
1. Non-compliance with any order issued by the Commissioner within the time specified in such order;
2. Proof that the permit holder has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;
3. Proof that a permit holder is disloyal to the United States;
4. Violation by the permit holder of the terms specified on the permit, or essential changes in the conditions under which the permit was issued;
5. Violation by the permit holder of any of the provisions of the Act, or failure to pay a penalty imposed by the Commissioner; or
6. False statements on the application for the permit.