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i <br /> I <br /> i <br /> I <br /> 1 PERSONNEL AND MATERIAL ELEVATORS <br /> i <br /> TOWERS <br /> 1. Use only experienced workers in the erection and taking down of towers. Construct tower of sound <br /> materials only and of ample strength to carry the intended loads. <br /> 2. Towers and all parts thereof should be regularly and frequently inspected, and a substantial ladder <br /> securely fastened should extend the entire height of the tower. E <br /> 3. Platforms of ample size and strength with railings and toeboards should be built at each level where men <br /> work and the bottom of the tower should be screened or planked on all sides. <br /> E <br /> 4. All platform hoists should be guarded at all floors with suitable gates two feet away from the opening. <br /> 5. Interior shafts or towers in which buckets or cages are operated should be barricaded so that no traffic is <br /> possible through them. At the basement level where the cage runs only occasionally, railings or gates <br /> and danger signs should be provided. <br /> CAGES OR PLATFORMS <br /> 1. Platforms of elevators should be sufficient size so that wheelbarrow handles or other material will not <br /> project over the edge. Stop cleats should be nailed to the platform for wheelbarrows. <br /> 2. Platforms of elevators should be strongly built and have toeboards on the unused sides. <br /> { 3. A roof of 2 inch planking should be constructed on the top of the cage to protect workers from falling <br /> objects. <br /> 4. Hoistway entrances of material hoists should be protected by substantial fiull width gates or bars. I <br /> 5. Hoishvay doors or gates of personnel hoists should not be less than 6 feet 6 inches high and be protected <br /> with the mechanical locks which cannot be operated from the landing side and are accessible only to <br /> i <br /> persons in the car. i <br /> 1 <br /> i <br /> GENERAL <br /> 1. The employer should comply with the manufacturer's specifications and limitations. <br /> 2. Rated load capacities,recommended operating speeds and special hazard warnings or instructions should <br /> be posted on cars and platforms. <br /> 3. Inspect all cables frequently and report any that are worn,frayed or partially broken. <br /> - 1 <br />