Crossing or riding conveyor belts

(1) No person shall ride on a conveyor belt or cross a conveyor belt except at an established foot bridge which shall be not less than 500 mm (20 ins.) in width and equipped with Walkways and pullcord (2) Every conveyor way shall be provided with walkway or other acceptable access for maintenance and inspection purposes and every accessible section of a conveyor shall be provided with a pull cord to stop the conveyor in an emergency and the controls shall be arranged so that they must be reset manually before the conveyor can be restarted. Audible start up (3) Every conveyor where the operator has limited visibility of the whole conveyor, shall be equipped with an audible start up warning device which sounds when the conveyor is about to be started. (4) All head, tail, drive, and tension pulleys of a conveyor shall be effectively guarded at their nip points and the guard shall extend at least one meter (3.3 feet) from the nip point. 109 (5) A belt conveyor used underground, or one that is more than 15 meters (50 feet) in length and installed in a building or other closed-in structure shall be provided with a belt slip protection device to stop the drive motor in the event of belt blockage or slippage, and where chutes feed the conveyor, shall be equipped with plugged chute switches which shall stop the conveyor when a plugged chute condition arises. Belt slip Fire performance (6) Conveyor belting for use underground or in an explosive atmosphere shall meet the fire performance and antistatic requirements of an internationally acceptable standard. Cleaning up around (7) Clean up of spillage on or around a moving conveyor shall only be carried out where the conveyor is constructed so that the work can be done safely without removing any protective fences or guards and by persons who have been fully trained to recognize the hazards and to efficiently perform the duties.