Environmental Health and Safety Plan draft for Staten Island Landfill,

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Staten Island Landfill Debris Disposal Operation Health and Safety Program

Emergency Stop Devices-

Unless the design, construction, and operation of a conveyor is clearly non-hazardous to personnel, emergency stop buttons, pull cords, limit switches, or similar emergency devices shall be provided at the following locations for remotely or automatically controlled conveyors or conveyors where operator stations are not manned of are beyond voice and visual contact from drive areas:

Loading arms. Transfer points. Other potentially hazardous locations on the conveyor path not guarded by location or guards.

All emergency stop devices shall be easily identifiable and readily accessible. Emergency stop devices shall act directly on the control of the conveyor concerned and shall not depend on the stopping of any other equipment. Emergency stop devices shall be installed so that they cannot be overridden from other locations.

Conveyor controls shall be arranged so that in case of an emergency stop, manual reset or restart is required at the location where the emergency stop was initiated to resume conveyor operations. Control stations shall be arranged and located so that the operation of the equipment is visible from them. Controls shall be clearly marked or labeled to indicate the tinction controlled.

Portable Conveyors- The raising and lowering mechanism for the boom of a portable conveyor shall be provided with a safety device, which will hold boom at any rated angle of inclination.

Portable conveyors shall be stable so that the conveyor will not topple when used with the manufacturer's rating and in a manner in which it was intended or when being moved.

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