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(a) General.
(1) All vehicles and equipment shall be equipped and operated in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations, applicable safety orders of Title 8, California Administrative Code, and these orders.
(b) Aerial Devices.
(1) All aerial devices used for operations within the scope of this standard shall be in accordance with Article 24 of the General Industry Safety Orders and as modified by these orders.
(2) Placement of an employee in a tree with the aid of an aerial device shall be accomplished in the following manner:
(A) Prior to leaving the basket for entry into the tree, employees shall be safety secured to the tree before removing the safety line attached to the basket. The procedure shall be reversed when entering the basket from a tree.
(c) Brush Chippers.
(1) Each rotary drum tree or brush chipper or disk-type tree or brush chipper not equipped with a mechanical infeed system shall be equipped with an infeed hopper not less than 85 inches, measured from the blades or knives to ground level over the centerline of the hopper, and shall have sufficient height on its side members so as to prevent personnel from contacting the blades or knives of the machine during normal operations.
(2) Each rotary drum tree or brush chipper or disk-type tree or brush chipper not equipped with a mechanical infeed system shall have a flexible anti- kickback device installed in the infeed hopper for the purpose of protecting the operator and other persons in the machine area from the hazards of flying chips and debris.
(3) All brush chippers shall be equipped with a locking device on the ignition system to prevent unauthorized starting of the equipment.
(4) Trailer chippers detached from trucks shall be chocked or otherwise secured.
(5) Cutting bar and blades shall be kept sharp, properly adjusted and otherwise maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
(6) Each disk-type tree or brush chipper equipped with a mechanical infeed system shall have a quick stop and reversing device on the infeed. The activating lever for the quick stop and reversing device shall be located across the top, along each side of, and as close to the feed end of the infeed hopper as practicable and within easy reach of the operator.
NOTE: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
HISTORY
1. Amendment of subsections (b)(1) and (c) filed 8-8-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 32).
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