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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 100 · clause 100 · NLR 5/12

PART VIII MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT — Conveyor standards

100

(1) Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, a conveyor shall meet the requirements of ANSI Standard ANSI /ASME B20.1-1993 "Safety Standards for Conveyors and Related Equipment" .

100(2)

A conveyor shall have guards or sideboards to prevent material from falling from the conveyor into areas occupied by workers where the falling material creates a risk of injury.

100(3)

A conveyor shall have an emergency stopping system except where worker access to the conveyor is prevented by guarding.

100(4)

Where a conveyor emergency stopping system uses a pull wire, the system shall activate by a pull of the wire in any direction, or by a slack cable condition.

100(5)

A conveyor emergency stopping system shall be designed and installed so that after an emergency stop manual resetting is required before the conveyor can be restarted.

100(6)

A conveyor shall not be restarted after an emergency stop until inspection has determined it can be operated safely.

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