R 408.40831 Disposal of waste materials.

Rule 831. (1) The area onto and through which material is to be dropped shall be completely enclosed with barricades not less than 36 inches or more than 42 inches high and not less than 6 feet back from the opening and area receiving the material. Signs warning of the hazard of falling materials shall be posted on the barricades at each level containing the barricades. Removal of signs shall not be permitted in this lower area until debris handling ceases above. (2) If material is dumped from mechanical equipment or a wheelbarrow, then a toeboard or bumper not less than 4 inches thick x 6 inches high nominal size shall be secured to the floor at each material chute opening. (3) If the drop is more than 20 feet outside the exterior of the building, then a chute as prescribed in Construction Safety Standard Part 20 “Demolition,” as referenced in R 408.40810, shall be used, and extend to within 8 feet of the lower level. (4) Material, barricades, and chutes shall not be removed until material handling ceases above. (5) All scrap lumber, waste materials, or rubbish shall be removed from the immediate work area as the work progresses. (6) Disposal of waste material or debris by burning shall comply with local fire regulations. (7) All solvent waste, oily rags, and flammable liquids shall be kept in fire resistant covered containers until removed from the worksite.