2 Colo. Code Regs. § 407-6-9
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025
Rule 2 CCR 407-6-9 - EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY REQUIREMENTS1. All haulage equipment including mantrips shall be maintained to meet or exceed the original manufacturer's safety standards with special attention paid to braking systems (primary and secondary), fire suppression systems, electrical systems, guards, and other safety devices.2. Mobile equipment to be used during a shift shall be inspected by the equipment operator before being placed in operation on that shift. Defects on any equipment, machinery or tools that affect safety shall be corrected in a timely manner.3. Moving machine parts shall be guarded to protect persons from contacting gears, sprockets, chains, drive, head, tail, and take-up pulleys, flywheels, coupling, shafts, fan blades, and similar moving parts that can cause injury.4. Guards on and around machines, and equipment shall be constructed in a manner that they will withstand the vibration, shock, and wear to which they will be subjected during normal operation.5. Guards shall be maintained securely in place, and not create a hazard by their use, while machines or equipment are being operated, except when testing or making adjustments which cannot be performed without removal of the guard.6. Repairs or maintenance on machinery or equipment shall be performed only after the power is off, and the machinery or equipment blocked against hazardous motion. Machinery or equipment motion or activation is permitted to the extent that adjustments or testing cannot be performed without motion or activation, provided that persons are effectively protected from hazardous motion.7. Mobile equipment will be equipped with a manually operated horn or other audible warning device. If the equipment operator has an obstructed view to the rear, a backup alarm will be provided.8. Shelter holes shall be: a. Provided at intervals adequate to assure the safety of persons along underground haulageways where continuous clearance of at least 30 inches cannot be maintained from the farthest projection of moving equipment on at least one side of the haulageway; and b. At least four feet wide, marked conspicuously, and provide a minimum 40-inch clearance form the farthest projection of moving equipment.c. Shelter holes shall not be used for storage unless a 40-inch clearance is maintained.