Ohio Administrative Code

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Definitions.(1) "Fire-resistive construction" means a method of construction which prevents or retards the passage of hot gases or flames, as defined by the fire-resistance rating.(2) "Fire-resistance rating" means the measured time in hours, or fracti…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.This rule relates to methods of controlling air contaminants, as defined in paragraph (B) of this rule, which have been established as hazardous.(B) Definitions.(1) "Air contaminants" as used in this rule, means airborne concentrations of fibrosis-producing o…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Definitions.(1) "Chute" means a trough or tube used to guide and transport sliding objects, material, or debris from a higher to a lower level.(2) "Demolition" means to dismantle, raze, destroy, or wreck any fixed building or structure.(C) Preparatory …

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Flooring requirements.(1) Permanent flooring - skeleton steel construction in tiered buildings.(a) The permanent floors shall be installed as the erection of structural members progresses, and there shall be no more than eight stories betw…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Diving procedures.(1) Supervision.A diver, lead diver, or dive supervisor, hereafter referred to only as 'supervisor', shall be designated and shall be in charge of all diving operations.(2) Timekeeper.One member selected from within the c…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Definitions.(1) "Cutting wheels" means organic bonded wheels designed for use with power driven equipment for a multitude of operations variously known as cutting, cutting-off, grooving, slotting, coping, or jointing.(2) "Grinding wheels" means wheels …

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Slings and tag lines.Loads shall be balanced and securely fastened. Tag lines, where used, shall be of a length that will not permit their being drawn up into the rotors. Pressed sleeve, swedged eyes, or equivalent means shall be used for …

19.03 PDF: (A) Roof car.(1) The horizontal speed of a roof car shall be no more than fifty feet (15.2 meters) per minute.(2) A roof car may not be moved horizontally unless means are in place to prevent the car from moving outside the areas provided for roof car travel.(3) The ro…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.The purpose of this chapter of the Administrative Code is to provide reasonable safety for life, limb, and health of employees. In cases of practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship, the Ohio bureau of workers' compensation may grant exceptions from the li…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.This rule coves the guarding of floor and wall openings and holes. It does not apply to industrial grating holes nor to the working face of floor openings which are occupied by elevators, dumbwaiters, conveyors, machinery, piping or containers; the loading an…

19.03 This rule was filed with the Legislative Service Commission in PDF format and is presented here as filed. View Rule Text Last updated June 20, 2024 at 8:21 AM Authorized By: 4121.12, 4121.121, 4121.13 Amplifies: 4121.12, 4121.121, 4121.47 Five Year Review Date: 2/1/2027 Pri…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.This rule applies to mechanical power transmission apparatus and facilities to transmit power to operating equipment or machine tools. This rule does not apply to power transmission facilities located within the frame or the equipment and exposure is necessar…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Power-driven conveyors - chain, bucket, belt, hook and screw.(1) Horizontal, overhead, vertical and inclined conveyors.(a) Overhead protection.Where overhead conveyors carry material with a clearance of seven feet or more above the floor l…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Design specifications.(1) High-velocity tools.Tools of the high-velocity type will have the following characteristics:(a) The muzzle end of the tool will have a protective shield or guard at least three and one-half inches in diameter, mou…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) General specifications.All hand tools and hand-held portable powered tools and other hand-held equipment whether furnished by the employee or the employer will be maintained in a safe condition, free of worn or defective parts.(D) Power sa…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Bandsaws, band resaws, and band knives.All portions of the saw blade or band blade will be enclosed or guarded, except for the working portion of the blade between the bottom of the guide rolls and the table. Bandsaw wheels will be fully e…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Jointers.(1) Manual-feed jointers and planers - cutting head.(a) Guarding - point of operation.Manual-feed jointers and planers with horizontal head will be equipped with a cylindrical cutting head, the knife projection of which cannot exc…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.The specifications of this rule pertain to mechanical power presses. Excluded from the specifications of this rule are press brakes (when used for bending, see paragraph (F) of this rule), hydraulic and pneumatic power presses, bulldozers, hot bending and hot…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Forging machines.(1) Hammers and presses.(a) The ram will be blocked when dies are being changed or other work is being done on the hammer. Blocks or wedges will be made of material, the strength and construction of which will meet or exce…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Responsibility.(1) The employer will verbally and through demonstration instruct the employee in the safe operation and maintenance of abrasive grinding and cutting and polishing equipment.(2) It is the duty of the employee to operate such…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) General specifications for motor vehicles and mobile mechanized equipment.(1) A safety tire rack, cage, or equivalent protection will be provided and used when inflating, mounting, or dismounting tires installed on split rims or rims equip…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved(C) Overhead electric traveling cranes.The term "overhead electric traveling crane" means a crane consisting of a bridge mounted on trucks which runs on rails and the hoisting mechanism mounted on a trolley which moves transversely across the b…

19.03 PDF: (A) Equipment such as slings, hoisting or haulage lines, wire rope, natural or synthetic fiber rope, chain, metal mesh and synthetic web, and attachments used to handle material or equipment will be used in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.(B) Equipme…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Responsibility.(1) The employer will verbally and through demonstration instruct the employee in the safe operation and maintenance of cutting and welding equipment.(2) It is the duty of the employee to operate such equipment in accordance…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Specifications of general application.(1) Personal protective equipment furnished by the employer will be issued to the employee in sanitary and proper condition so that it will effectively protect against the hazard involved.(2) Where emp…

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) Where employees are exposed to hazardous concentrations of air contaminants, the air contaminants will be minimized by at least one of the following methods:(1) Substitute a non-hazardous, or less hazardous material;(2) Confine or isolate …

19.03 PDF: (A) Reserved.(B) Reserved.(C) General specifications.(1) Floor openings.(a) Allowable size.Floor openings for both the up and down runs will be no less than twenty-eight inches nor more than thirty-six inches in width for a twelve-inch belt; no less than thirty-four in…

19.03 PDF: (A) Roof car.(1) The horizontal speed of a roof car will be no more than fifty feet per minute.(2) A roof car will not be moved horizontally unless means are in place to prevent the car from moving outside the areas provided for roof car travel.(3) The roof car will be…

19.03 PDF: (A) Battery charging areas will be designated for that purpose.(B) Employees will be instructed that:(1) When charging batteries, acid will be poured into water; water will not be poured into acid;(2) When charging batteries, make certain vent caps are functioning: kee…

19.03 PDF: (A) No employee will be required to enter into any confined space unless a confined space entry procedure, incorporating one of the following, is used (see appendix to this rule for recommended entry procedures):(1) Air sampling will be performed by qualified, trained …

19.03 PDF: (A) Unless the electrical conductors or equipment to be worked on are isolated from all possible sources of voltage or are effectively grounded, the employer will provide protective equipment approved for the voltage involved, such as rubber gloves with protectors, rub…

19.03 PDF: (A) Unsafe poles.When, upon examination, evidence reveals a pole to be unsafe for climbing, employees will not be required to climb such pole beyond the point where the unsafe condition begins, until the pole has been substantially reinforced.(B) Foreign attachments.An…

19.03 PDF: (A) Vehicle stability.The employer will provide a vehicle that will assure a stable support for the aerial device.(1) Alternative configuration.(a) If the aerial device is capable of alternative configurations, these configurations, including the rated capacity in each…

19.03 PDF: (A) General specifications.(1) Utility companies and municipally owned utilities will be contacted and advised of proposed work prior to the start of actual excavation. Prior to opening an excavation, effort will be made to determine whether underground installations, …

19.03 PDF: (A) Labeling of laser equipment.The employer will furnish equipment provided with labels containing the following minimum information for continuous-wave (CW) lasers:(1) Wavelength or wavelength range;(2) Emergent beam size;(3) Beam divergence;(4) Maximum average power…

19.03 PDF: (A) Slings and tag lines.Loads will be balanced and securely fastened. Tag lines where used will be of a length that will not permit their being drawn up into the rotors. Pressed sleeve, swedged eyes, or equivalent means will be used for all freely suspended loads to p…

19.03 PDF: (A) Specifications for all blasting operations.(1) No explosives will be abandoned.(2) Smoking, firearms, (except firearms carried by guards), matches, open flame lamps, and other fire, flame, heat or spark-producing devices are not permitted in or within fifty feet of…

19.03 This rule was filed with the Legislative Service Commission in PDF format and is presented here as filed. View Rule Text Last updated October 19, 2023 at 2:49 PM Authorized By: 4121.12, 4121.121, 4121.13 Amplifies: 4121.47 Five Year Review Date: 11/1/2026 Prior Effective Da…

19.03 PDF: (A) Scope.The purpose of this chapter of the Administrative Code is to provide reasonable safety for life, limb, and health of employees. The specific provisions of this chapter supplement those of Chapter 4123:1-5 of the Administrative Code, and pertain to the employe…

19.03 PDF: (A) General requirements.(1) All floors and pits where molten metal is handled shall be kept free from puddles of liquid.(2) Floors adjoining industrial tracks at the cross-over point shall be approximately flush with the top of the track rails.(3) Pig holes in the flo…

h 119. PDF: (A) Galleries where molten metal is poured into molds shall be:(1) Provided with solid, leakproof floors, or(2) Guarded to prevent access to the area below the pouring operation.(B) Partitions of sheet steel no less than forty-two inches in height shall be installed o…

19.03 PDF: (A) Passageways shall be sufficiently firm to withstand the travel for which they are intended and be kept clear of obstructions.(B) Passageways shall be no less than twenty-four inches wide where no more than two employees manually carry molten metal.(C) Passageways s…

19.03 PDF: (A) General.(1) Ladles shall be thoroughly dry before use.(2) Powered monorail ladles, cars, trucks, and cranes used to transport molten metal ladles shall be equipped with audible or visual warning devices which shall be used whenever molten metal is being transported…

h 119. PDF: (A) Trunnions and the devices used to attach them to flasks, buckets, ladles, and other equipment shall be constructed with a factor of safety of no less than ten.(B) The diameter of the head on the outside end of the trunnion shaft shall be no less than one and one-h…

19.03 PDF: (A) The breaking of scrap or castings by the use of a demolition weight inside the foundry building during regular operating periods is not permitted.(B) Where a demolition weight is used to break skulls and scrap outside the foundry building, the operation shall be pe…

19.03 PDF: (A) Charging.(1) A substantial cover constructed to allow for ventilation shall be provided at the charging floor level and between the cupola shell and charging floor when employees are working inside the cupola and below the charging floor level.(2) The area undernea…

h 119. PDF: (A) Crucibles shall be maintained in good condition, free from cracks and other flaws.(B) Crucibles shall be stored in a warm, dry place immediately prior to being used. Last updated October 7, 2024 at 12:04 PM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date: