41 C.F.R. § 50-204.3

Material handling and storage

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(a) Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked.

(b) Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc. stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.

(c) Storage areas shall be kept free from accumulation of materials that constitute hazards from tripping, fire, explosion, or pest harborage. Vegetation control will be exercised when necessary.

(d) Proper drainage shall be provided.

(e) Clearance signs to warn of clearance limits shall be provided.

(f) Derail and/or bumper blocks shall be provided on spur railroad tracks where a rolling car could contact other cars being worked, enter a building, work or traffic area.

(g) Covers and/or guard rails shall be provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc.

[34 FR 7946, May 20, 1969; 35 FR 1015, Jan. 24, 1970]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1975–1978 · leading case: Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc. v. Sec'y of Labor, 511 F.2d 864 (10th Cir. 1975).

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Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc. v. Sec'y of Labor, 511 F.2d 864 (10th Cir. 1975). “A standard promulgated under the Walsh-Healey Act, namely, 41 C.F.R. § 50-204.3 (1970), would appear to be the forerunner of the standard with which we are here concerned, and that standard reads as follows: “Material handling and storage “(g) Covers and/or guardrails shall be…”

Greyhound Lines-West v. Marshall, 575 F.2d 759 (9th Cir. 1978). “22(c) derives from 41 C.F.R. § 50-204.3 (1970) which was promulgated under the Walsh-Healy Act of 1936.”

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