R 408.15354 Hand tool safety; general.

Rule 5354. (1) An employee climbing aloft shall not carry a tool in his hand. A pole saw or pruner may be raised and hooked ahead of the climber. Other tools shall be raised and lowered by a hand line, carried on a tool belt or in a tool bag. (2) A hand tool shall not be dropped from aloft. (3) A hand tool shall be used and maintained as prescribed in the occupational safety standards commission standard, Part 38. Hand and Portable Powered Tools.