R 408.42225 Placement, removal, relocation, and use of traffic control devices from a moving vehicle; handholds.

Rule 2225. (1) Construction and maintenance operations that require placement, relocation, or removal of pavement markings, or traffic control devices such as drums, barricades, cones, or signs, shall provide protection to an employee by any of the following methods: (a) Use of a seat and a seatbelt that shall be worn. (b) A standard guardrail system as prescribed in Construction Safety Standard Part 45 Fall Protection, R 408.44501, as referenced in R 408.42209, which adopts C.F.R. §1926.502 et seq. by reference. (c) A guardrail as described in subdivision (b) of this subrule may be modified by removing a section of the guardrail at the point of operation to facilitate the handling of traffic control devices, such as barrels, cones, or pavement markers. A hand hold shall be provided. This rule shall apply only to the placement, removal, relocation, and use of traffic control devices from a moving vehicle within the work zone. (d) When placing or removing traffic control devices from a lower work platform, any combination of top rails, mid rails, side rails, seats, toe boards, or other combination of equivalent safeguards provided to the employee shall be used. A handhold shall be provided. (e) Use of a positioning fall protection system that prevents the employee from falling from the vehicle. A handhold shall be provided. (f) Use of other means that will provide equivalent fall protection for an employee may be used. Such a system shall be performance oriented and shall be designed so that it does not create a greater hazard to the employee. (2) A handhold shall be oriented and a size to promote gripping by wrapping fingers around not less than 270 degrees (3 sides) of the device or place designated. The handhold shall be capable of withstanding not less than 200 pounds of force in any direction and be free from rough edges, slippery surfaces, or hazardous projections. The handhold shall be in place and identified as such before employees are permitted to perform their assigned tasks while riding on moving vehicles.