Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 1736 - Disposal of Waste Material
(a)
Whenever waste material is dropped to any point lying outside the exterior
walls of the building, enclosed chutes shall be used unless the area is
effectively protected by barricades, fences or equivalent means. Signs shall be
posted to warn employees of the hazards of falling debris.
(b) When chutes are used to load trucks, they
shall be fully enclosed. Gates shall be installed in each chute at or near the
discharge end. A qualified person shall be assigned to control the operation of
the gate, and the backing and loading of trucks.
(c) Enclosed chutes should be designed for
free flow of material, but if clogging or stoppages occur, employees shall not
remove material from the chutes with their hands. Picks or other suitable
implements shall be used for this purpose.
(d) Any chute opening, into which employees
dump debris by hand, shall be protected by a guardrail. Any open spaces between
the chute and the edge of floor openings through which the chute passes shall
be covered over.
(e) When
operations are not in progress, the discharge end of the chute shall be
securely closed off, or the area barricaded or fenced as provided in Section
1736(a).
(f) When debris is dropped through holes in
the floor without the use of chutes, the area onto which the material is
dropped shall be completely enclosed with barricades not less than 42 inches
high, and not less than six feet back from the projected edge of the opening
above. Signs warning of the hazard of falling materials shall be posted at each
level. Debris removal shall not be permitted in this lower drop area until
debris handling ceases above.
(g)
All scrap lumber, waste material, and rubbish shall be removed from the
immediate work area as the work progresses.
(h) All solvent waste, oily rags, and
flammable liquids shall be kept in fire resistant covered containers until
removed from the work site.
(i)
(1) Where the material is dumped from
mechanical equipment or wheelbarrows, a securely attached toeboard or bumper,
not less than six inches thick and six inches high, shall be provided at each
chute opening.
(2) Chutes shall be
designed and constructed of such strength as to eliminate failure due to impact
of materials or debris loaded therein.
(j) All material chutes, or sections thereof,
at an angle of more than 45 degrees from the horizontal, shall be entirely
enclosed, except for openings equipped with closures at or about floor level
for the insertion of materials. The openings shall not exceed 48 inches in
height measured along the wall of the chute. At all stories below the top
floor, such openings shall be kept closed when not in use.
Notes
2. Amendment of subsection (b) and new subsection (h) filed 5-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 21). for specific requirements involving permit requirements, see the Unfired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders.
3. Amendment filed 12-4-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 49).
4. Amendment of section heading, subsections (a)-(c), new subsection (d), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated subsections (e)-(f) and (i)(1), and new subsection (j) filed 5-22-95; operative 6-21-95 (Register 95, No. 21).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
2. Amendment of subsection (b) and new subsection (h) filed 5-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 21). for specific requirements involving permit requirements, see the Unfired Pressure Vessel Safety Orders.
3. Amendment filed 12-4-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 49).
4. Amendment of section heading, subsections (a)-(c), new subsection (d), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated subsections (e)-(f) and (i)(1), and new subsection (j) filed 5-22-95; operative 6-21-95 (Register 95, No. 21).
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