NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Staten Island Landfill Debns Disposal Operation Health and Safety Program
All conveyors shall be equipped with emergency stopping devices along their full length.
Safety devices shall be arranged to operate in such a manner that if power failure or a failure of the
device occurs a hazardous condition would not result.
All exposed moving machinery parts that present a hazard shall be mechanically or electrically
guarded or guarded by location.
Take-up mechanisms may be guarded as an entity by placing standard railings or
fencing, and warning signs, around the area in lieu of guarding each of nip and shear
point.
Guards shall be provided at points where personnel could contact cables, chains,
belts, and runaways of exposed bucket conveyors.
Unless guarded by location, those sections of chain conveyors, which cannot be
enclosed without impairing the function, shall be provided with warning signs or
personnel barriers.
At ail points along the conveyor, except at points where loads are removed from or
placed on a conveyor or where a conveyor discharges to or receives material from
another conveyor, provisions shall be made to eliminate the possibility of loads or
material being dislodged fi’om the conveyor.
Access—
Whenever conveyors pass adjacent to, or over, work areas, protective guards shall be installed. The
guards shall be designed to catch and hold any load or material that may fall off or become
dislodged from the system.
Where conveyors are operated in tunnels, pits, and similar enclosures, ample room shall be
provided to allow safe accessway and operating space for ail personnel.
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