R 408.14551 Hand and bull ladles and syphons.

Rule 4551. (1) A bull ladle shall not be transported over the head of an employee or otherwise moved in a hazardous manner. (2) A bull ladle or the tipping equipment shall be equipped with a safety latch or brake. A powered industrial truck carrying a ladle of molten metal shall not travel faster than 5 miles per hour. (3) A bull ladle of 2,000-pound capacity or more shall be mechanically tilted and equipped with an automatic safety latch or brake which shall hold the bull ladle at any attitude. (4) A bent pipe syphon, when used, shall be preheated before use. (5) A ladle, trough or furnace tool shall be free of moisture and preheated before being filled with or immersed into molten metal.