RULE

1150

MATERIALS HANDLING AND

STORAGE
01
1150.01: General
Provisions
1. Use of Mechanical Equipment.

2. Secure Storage.

3. Housekeeping.

4. Clearance Limits.

5. Rolling Railroad Cars.

6. Guarding.

02
RULE 1150

WHERE MECHANICAL HANDLING

EQUIPMENT IS USED, SUFFICIENT
SAFE CLEARANCE SHALL BE ALLOWED
FOR AISLES, AT LOADING DOCKS,
THROUGH DOORWAYS AND WHEREVER
Use of TURNS OR PASSAGE MUST BE MADE.
Mechanical AISLES AND PASSAGEWAYS SHALL BE
KEPT CLEAR AND IN GOOD
Equipment. REPAIR, WITH NO OBSTRUCTION ACROSS
OR IN AISLES THAT COULD CREATE A
HAZARD. PERMANENT AISLES
AND PASSAGEWAYS SHALL BE
APPROPRIATELY MARKED.

03
 Material handling consists of the
moving, handling, and storing of
materials in a facility using manual
force, employee-operated
equipment (forklifts), and
automated equipment (conveyors).
Think of a machine or equipment
used in your field of study. How is it
supposed to be handled to avoid
https://www.ishn.com/articles/112055-material-handling-hazards
hazards? Turn in the image(s) and
handling information
RULE 1150

Storage of material shall not create a

Secure Storage. hazard. Bag containers, bundle, etc.,
stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked,
interlocked and limited in height so that they
are
stable and secure against sliding or collapse.
Share an image example of hazard
associated with storage. Explain. Turn it in.

04
 HOUSEKEEPING.

Storage areas shall be kept free from

accumulations of materials that
constitute
hazards from tripping, fire, explosion, or
pest harborage. Vegetation control shall
be exercised
05 when necessary.
 Clearance Limits.

Clearance signs to warn

of clearance limits shall
be provided.

06
 https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/geometric/pubs/mitigationstrategies/chapter4/4_vclearance.cfm

https://www.signslabelsandtags.com/collections/facility-traffic-safety-signs
 Rolling Railroad Cars.

Derail and/or bumper blocks shall be provided on

spur railroad
tracks where a rolling car could contact other
cars being worked, enter a building, work or
traffic area.

07
 Guarding.

Covers and/or guardrails shall be provided to

protect personnel from the hazards
of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc.

08
https://www.ishn.com/articles/109997-osha-machine-guarding-standard

https://edgefallprotection.com/safety-railing-and-guardrail-requirements/
If these safety measures aren't
practiced in your Workplace

THEN YOU
HAVE THE
RIGHT TO
REFUSE
GOING TO
WORK