45.1-161.124 - Shop and other equipment.
§ 45.1-161.124. Shop and other equipment.
A. The following items of shop and other equipment shall be guarded andmaintained adequately:
1. Gears, sprockets, pulleys, fan blades or propellers, friction devices andcouplings with protruding bolts or nuts;
2. Shafting and projecting shaft ends that are within seven feet of floor orplatform level;
3. Belt, chain or rope drives that are within seven feet of the floor orplatform;
4. Fly wheels, provided that fly wheels extending more than seven feet abovethe floor shall be guarded to a height of at least seven feet;
5. Circular and band saws and planers;
6. Repair pits, provided that guards shall be kept in place when the pits arenot in use;
7. Counterweights; and
8. The approach to mine fans shall be guarded.
B. Machinery shall not be repaired or serviced while the machinery is inmotion; however, this shall not apply where safe remote devices are used.
C. A guard or safety device removed from any machine shall be replaced beforethe machine is put in operation.
D. Mechanically operated grinding wheels shall be equipped with (i) safetywashers and tool rests; (ii) substantial retaining hoods, the hood opening ofwhich shall not expose more than a 90 degree sector of the wheel; and (iii)eyeshields, unless goggles are worn by the miners. Retaining hoods shallinclude either a device to control and collect excess rock, metal or dustparticles, or a device providing equivalent protection to the minersoperating such machinery.
E. The operator or his agent shall develop procedures for examining forpotential hazards, completing proper maintenance, and properly operating eachtype of centrifugal pump. The procedures shall, at a minimum, address themanufacturer's recommendations for start-up and shutdown of the pumps, properactions to be taken when a pump is suspected of overheating, safe location ofstart and stop switches, and actions to be taken when signs of structuralmetal fatigue such as cracks in the frame, damaged cover mounting brackets,or missing bolts or other components are detected. All miners who repair,maintain, or operate such pumps shall be trained in these procedures.
(Code 1950, § 45-85.3; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-88; 1978, c. 118;1994, c. 28; 1999, c. 256; 2005, c. 3.)