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r • • • USE OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT 22. All tools and equipment shall be maintained in good condition. 23. Damaged tools or equipment shall be removed from service and tagged "DEFECTIVE." 24. Pipe or Stillson wrenches shall not be used as a substitute for other wrenches. 25. Only appropriate tools shall be used for the job. 26. Wrenches shall not be altered by the addition of handle-extensions or"cheaters". 27. Files shall be equipped with handles and not used to punch or pry. 28. A screwdriver shall not be used as a chisel. 29. Wheelbarrows shall not be pushed with handles in an upright position. 30. Portable electric tools shall not be lifted or lowered by means of the power cords. Ropes shall be used. 31. Electric cords shall not be exposed to damage from vehicles. 32. In locations where the use of a portable power tool is difficult,the tool shall be supported by means of a rope or a similar support of adequate strength. MACHINERY AND VEHICLES 33. Only authorized persons shall operate machinery or equipment. 34. Loose or frayed clothing,or long hair,dangling ties,finger rings,etc.,shall not be worn around moving machinery or other sources of entanglement. 35. Machinery shall not be serviced,repaired or adjusted while in operation,nor shall oiling of moving parts be attempted,except on equipment that is designed or fitted with safeguards to protect the person performing the work. 36. Where appropriate,lock-out procedures shall be used. 37. Employees shall not work under vehicles supported by jacks or chain hoists,without protective blocking that will prevent injury if jacks or hoists should fail. 38. Air hoses shall not be disconnected at compressors until hose line has been bled. 39. All excavating shall be visually inspected before backfilling,to ensure that it is safe to backfill. 40. Excavating equipment shall not be operated near tops of cuts,banks,and cliffs if employees are working below. 41. Tractors,bulldozers,scrapers and carryall shall not operate where there is possibility of overturning in dangerous areas like edges of deep fills,cut banks,and steep slopes. 42. When loading where there is a probability of dangerous slides or movement of material,the wheel or treads of loading equipment,other than that riding on rails,should be turned in the direction which will facilitate escape in case of danger,except in a situation where this position of the wheels or treads would cause a greater operational hazard. ROOFING OPERATIONS 43. Knotted hand lines should not be used. 44. Roofers tending kettles,or carrying buckets of hot tar,shall wear gloves that fit snugly at the wrists,and long sleeved shirts fastened at the wrists. 45. At no time should a roofer,while handling or exposed to injury from hot tar,work without a shin or appropriate footwear. 46. Appropriate portable fire extinguishers shall be kept at or near the kettle,attached,if practicable,to the tongue of the kettle,away form the danger zone. 47. Kettle covers should be equipped with a handle that projects at least (14")away from the surface of the cover or lid. 48. Kettle covers shall be closed and latched when in transit and the kettle should be slop-proof when cover is closed. 49. When parked,means shall be provided to prevent inadvertent movement of the kettle. 50. Ladders should be used with great caution,and roof gutters should not be depended upon for support. 51. Workers handling buckets of hot tar should not carry anything that will interfere with the safety of this operation. 52. The gallows frame shall be securely anchored before hoisting materials. 53. Only muscular power shall be used to hoist materials by means of a gallows frame. A winch or power hoist shall not be used. e