N.J. Admin. Code § 12:185-29.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 16, August 19, 2024

Section 12:185-29.1 - Trestles

(a) Any trestle on which persons are required to walk shall have a walkway on one side, be equipped with a standard railing and shall provide for a minimum clearance of at least three feet between the railing and the widest rolling stock used.

(b) Where dumping is done on trestles, both sides of the track shall be accessible either by means of walkways or working platforms, portable or stationary.

(c) Regular walkways or passages under trestles shall be suitably protected by metal gratings, screens, wooden platforms or other suitable methods.

(d) Hoppers beneath tracks for the unloading of material shall be protected by a grizzly, grating or other suitable covering to prevent persons from falling into the hopper.

(e) Safety belts and lines shall be used by workers working around hoppers if the opening is not protected.

N.J. Admin. Code § 12:185-29.1

Amended by R.2006 d.428, effective 12/4/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 3130(a), 38 N.J.R. 5165(b).
Recodified 29.1.1 through 29.1.5 as (a) through (e); and in (e), substituted "workers" for "men".