1. (1) General. For general industry activities, materials handling and storage must comply with applicable material handling and material storage requirements in Division 2, including those in Division 2/N, except for Helicopters, which must comply with 437-002-2323. For construction activities, materials handling and storage must comply with applicable material handling and material storage requirements in Division 3, including those in Division 3/N and Division 3/CC, except for Helicopters, which must comply with 437-002-2323.

2. (2) Materials storage near energized lines or equipment.

   1. (a) In areas to which access is not restricted to qualified persons only, materials or equipment may not be stored closer to energized lines or exposed energized parts of equipment than the following distances, plus a distance that provides for the maximum sag and side swing of all conductors and for the height and movement of material-handling equipment:

      1. (A) For lines and equipment energized at 50 kilovolts or less, the distance is 3.05 meters (10 feet).
      2. (B) For lines and equipment energized at more than 50 kilovolts, the distance is 3.05 meters (10 feet) plus 0.10 meter (4 inches) for every 10 kilovolts over 50 kilovolts.

   2. (b) In areas restricted to qualified employees, materials may not be stored within the working space about energized lines or equipment.

      NOTE to paragraph (2)(b): 437-002-2320(1) Substations; and 437-002-2321(3) Power Generation Installations; of Division 2/RR, specify the size of the working space.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 654.025(2) & 656.726(4)

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 654.001 - 654.295

History

OSHA 3-2015, f. 10-9-15, cert. ef. 1-1-16