PART VIII MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT — Rod handling
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(1) A drill operator shall not manually add or remove drill steel, a drill bit or service drilling equipment while the drill is rotating under power.
115(2)
A worker assisting the drill operator with drill bit or drill steel handling shall remain clear of rotating parts of the drill system.
115(3)
Except as provided in subsection (4), a boom-mounted percussion drill being used with multiple lengths of coupled drill steel shall have a rod changer or other effective device installed and used to add or remove drill steel.
115(4)
Where it is not practicable to fit a rod changer to a boom-mounted percussion drill, adequate written safe work procedures for adding and removing drill steel shall be available and the drill shall be operated in accordance with those procedures.
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