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DRAFT <br /> CODE OF SAFE PRACTICES <br /> (Continued) <br /> 28. Electric cords shall not be exposed to damage from vehicles. <br /> 29. In locations where the use of a portable power tool is difficult, the tool shall be supported <br /> by means of a rope or similar support of adequate strength. <br /> MACHINERY AND VEHICLES <br /> 30. Only authorized persons shall operate machinery or equipment. <br /> 31. Loose or frayed clothing, or long hair, dangling ties, finger rings, etc. shall not be worn <br /> around moving machinery or other sources of entanglement. <br /> 32. Machinery shall not be serviced, repaired, or adjusted while in operation, nor shall oiling <br /> of moving parts be attempted, except on equipment that is designed or fitted with <br /> safeguards to protect the person performing the work. <br /> 33. Where appropriate, lock-out procedures shall be used. <br /> 34. Workers shall not work under vehicles supported by jacks or chain hoists, without <br /> protective blocking that will prevent injury if jacks or hoists should fail. <br /> 35. Air hoses shall not be disconnected at compressors until the hose line has been bled. <br /> 36. All excavations shall be visually inspected before backfilling, to ensure that it is safe to <br /> backfill. <br /> 37. Excavation equipment shall not be operated near tops of cuts, banks, and cliffs if workers <br /> are working below. <br /> 38. Tractors, bulldozers, and scrapers shall not operate where the possibility of overturning in <br /> dangerous areas exists, like edges of deep fills. <br /> 39. When loading in an area where there is a possibility of dangerous slides or movement of <br /> material, the wheels or treads of loading equipment, other than that riding on rails, should <br /> be turned in the direction which will facilitate escape in case of danger, except in a <br /> situation where this position of the wheels or treads would cause a greater operational <br /> hazard. <br />