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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 30 · clause 30 · NLR 5/12

PART V GENERAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS — Openings, pits and tanks

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(1) Where a worker is employed around an open tank containing liquid or a harmful substance, the sides of the tanks shall be constructed to extend at least 91.44 centimetres above a working platform or standard guardrails shall be provided to prevent the worker from falling into the tank.

30(2)

A hole or pit in a floor, roof, walkway or work area accessible to a worker shall be securely covered and identified.

30(3)

Where a vehicle service pit is used so frequently that compliance with this section is impractical, the perimeter of the pit shall be delineated by high visibility, luminescent, skid-resistant paint instead of guardrails.

30(4)

A vehicle service pit shall have a fixed ladder at each end.

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