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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 272 · clause 272 · NLR 5/12

PART XII POWERED MOBILE EQUIPMENT — Obstructed view

272

Where a mobile equipment operator's view of the work area is obstructed, the operator shall not move the equipment until precautions have been taken to protect the operator and another worker from injury, including

272(a)

immediately before the movement, the inspection by the operator on foot of the area into which the equipment is being moved;

272(b)

direction by a signaller

272(i)

stationed in a safe position in continuous view of the operator, (ii) having an unobstructed view of the area into which the equipment is being moved, and (iii) not being otherwise occupied while the equipment is in motion; or

272(c)

direction by a traffic control or warning system.

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