Section Env-Wq 708.20 - Safety The following features shall be incorporated into the design and construction of WWTPs for the protection of visitors and facility operations staff:
(a) Hand rails, guards, safety netting, and barricades around tanks, trenches, pits, stairwells, floor openings, maintenance access areas, and other hazardous structures;(b) Gratings over areas of treatment units where access for maintenance is required;(d) Appropriately placed warning signs and labels as per the NFPA as incorporated by reference in the state fire code in Saf-C 6000, and New Hampshire department of labor requirements as specified in Lab 1400 in, but not limited to, the following areas: (2) Non-potable water fixtures;(3) Low head clearance areas;(4) Open service manholes;(5) Hazardous chemical storage areas(6) Flammable fuel storage areas; and(e) Personal protective clothing and equipment as per New Hampshire department of labor requirements as specified in Lab 1400, to include: (1) Eye, ear, and face protection;(2) Respiratory protection; and(3) Head, hand, and foot protection.(f) Gas detectors for use in occupied areas rated under the NEC, as adopted by reference in the state building code pursuant to RSA 155-A:1, IV, as Class 1, Division 1, Group A, B, C, and D locations or areas classified as Class 1 Division 2 through the use of mechanical ventilation per the NFPA as incorporated by reference in the state fire code in Saf-C 6000;(g) Provisions and equipment for permit-required confined space entry in accordance with New Hampshire department of labor requirements as specified in Lab 1400;(h) Ventilation of enclosures in accordance with the NFPA as incorporated by reference in the state fire code in Saf-C 6000;(i) Fire protection systems and equipment; and(j) Machinery guards around belts or other moving parts.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Wq 708.20
Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 46, Filed November 13, 2014, Proposed by #10693, Effective 10/15/2014, Expires10/15/2024.