siemens - Public Service Commission

9.26
Motor Vehicle Safety
9.26.5 Employees shall ride in or on only properly protected area of vehicles in motion - never on
bumpers, tail gates, running boards, fork-lift forks, fenders or other hazardous locations.
9.26.6 Employees will obey all site, local and state regulations when operating vehicles.
9.26.7 Employees will obey posted speed limits and other traffic regulation signs on site.
9.27
Trenching
9.27.1 At any excavation site there shall be a competently trained person, who is capable of
identifying existing and predictable hazards and who shall have the authority to take
prompt corrective action to eliminate them on the site. Through training, this individual
shall be able to determine soil classifications and select protective systems to be used.
9.27.2 ALL trenches and excavations greater than 5 feet in depth must be sloped, benched or
shored. Trenches and excavations must be either sloped back to its proper angle to
achieve a stabilized slope, properly benched or must be shored with a protective system.
(However, some excavations and trenches less than 5 feet in depth may be sloped or
shored dependent upon the examination of the competent person.)
9.27.3 Trenches and excavations DO NOT require sloping or shoring when:
Excavations are made entirely in stable rock
Excavations are less than 5 feet in depth and examination of the ground by the
competent person provides no indication of a potential cave-in.
9.27.4 All work in excavations shall be performed in accordance with SAF-SUBS-00018 and/or
site procedures.
9.28
Hydrolaring
9.28.1 Persons performing hydrolazing shall be trained in hydrolazing hazards prior to
performing work.
9.28.2 Only dual trigger hydrolazing guns may be used with wands less than 36 inches in length.
The release of either trigger must immediately shut off the hydrolazing gun.
9.28.3 Access to the area where hydrolazing is being conducted shall be restricted to minimize
the number of persons exposed.
9.28.4 Persons performing hydrolazing shall wear Kevlar gloves, rubber gloves, face shields, and
rubber boots with steel toes and metatarsal guards, as a minimum. Personal protective
equipment requirements may be modified by the job supervisor or site Occupational
Health and Safety Specialist based upon the hazard analysis of the specific job.
SAF-NGGC-2172
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