29 Cfr 1910.268

§ 1910.268

29 CFR Ch. XVII (7–1–07 Edition)

First-aid and CPR training shall be conducted using the conventional methods of
training such as lecture, demonstration,
practical exercise and examination (both
written and practical). The length of training must be sufficient to assure that trainees
understand the concepts of first aid and can
demonstrate their ability to perform the various procedures contained in the outline
below.
At a minimum, first-aid and CPR training
shall consist of the following:
1. The definition of first aid.
2. Legal issues of applying first aid (Good
Samaritan Laws).
3. Basic anatomy.
4. Patient assessment and first aid for the
following:
a. Respiratory arrest.
b. Cardiac arrest.
c. Hemorrhage.
d. Lacerations/abrasions.
e. Amputations.
f. Musculoskeletal injuries.
g. Shock.
h. Eye injuries.
i. Burns.
j. Loss of consciousness.
SAE standard

APPENDIX C TO § 1910.266—COMPARABLE ISO
STANDARDS (NON-MANDATORY)
The following International Labor Organization (ISO) standards are comparable to the
corresponding Society of Automotive Engineers (Standards that are referenced in this
standard.)
Utilization of the ISO standards in lieu of
the corresponding SAE standards should result in a machine that meets the OSHA
standard.

ISO standard

SAE J1040

ISO 3471–1

SAE
SAE
SAE
SAE

ISO
ISO
ISO
ISO

J397
J231
J386
J185

k. Extreme temperature exposure (hypothermia/hyperthermia)
l. Paralysis
m. Poisoning.
n. Loss of mental functioning (psychosis/
hallucinations, etc.). Artificial ventilation.
o. Drug overdose.
5. CPR.
6. Application of dressings and slings.
7. Treatment of strains, sprains, and fractures.
8. Immobilization of injured persons.
9. Handling and transporting injured persons.
10. Treatment of bites, stings, or contact
with poisonous plants or animals.

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Performance Criteria for Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS) for Construction,
Earthmoving, Forestry and Mining Machines.
Deflection Limiting Volume—ROPS/FOPS Laboratory Evaluation.
Minimum Performance Criteria for Falling Object Protective Structures (FOPS).
Operator Restraint Systems for Off-Road Work Machines.
Access Systems for Off-Road Machines.

[59 FR 51741, Oct. 12, 1994, as amended at 60 FR 7449, Feb. 8, 1995; 60 FR 40458, Aug. 9, 1996;
60 FR 47035–47037, Sept. 8, 1995; 61 FR 9241, 9242, Mar. 7, 1996; 69 FR 18803, Apr. 9, 2004; 71 FR
16673, Apr. 3, 2006]

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§ 1910.268

Telecommunications.

(a) Application. (1) This section sets
forth safety and health standards that
apply to the work conditions, practices, means, methods, operations, installations and processes performed at
telecommunications centers and at
telecommunications field installations,
which are located outdoors or in building spaces used for such field installations. Center work includes the installation, operation, maintenance, rearrangement, and removal of communications equipment and other associated equipment in telecommunications
switching centers. Field work includes
the installation, operation, maintenance, rearrangement, and removal of
conductors and other equipment used
for signal or communication service,

and of their supporting or containing
structures, overhead or underground,
on public or private rights of way, including buildings or other structures.
(2) These standards do not apply: (i)
To construction work, as defined in
§ 1910.12, nor (ii) to installations under
the exclusive control of electric utilities used for the purpose of communications or metering, or for generation, control, transformation, transmission, and distribution of electric
energy, which are located in buildings
used exclusively by the electric utilities for such purposes, or located outdoors on property owned or leased by
the electric utilities or on public highways, streets, roads, etc., or outdoors
by established rights on private property.

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Occupational Safety and Health Admin., Labor
(3) Operations or conditions not specifically covered by this section are
subject to all the applicable standards
contained in this part 1910. See
§ 1910.5(c). Operations which involve
construction work, as defined in
§ 1910.12 are subject to all the applicable standards contained in part 1926 of
this chapter.
(b) General—(1) Buildings containing
telecommunications centers—(i) Illumination. Lighting in telecommunication
centers shall be provided in an adequate amount such that continuing
work operations, routine observations,
and the passage of employees can be
carried out in a safe and healthful
manner. Certain specific tasks in centers, such as splicing cable and the
maintenance and repair of equipment
frame lineups, may require a higher
level of illumination. In such cases, the
employer shall install permanent lighting or portable supplemental lighting
to attain a higher level of illumination
shall be provided as needed to permit
safe performance of the required task.
(ii) Working surfaces. Guard rails and
toe boards may be omitted on distribution frame mezzanine platforms to permit access to equipment. This exemption applies only on the side or sides of
the platform facing the frames and
only on those portions of the platform
adjacent to equipped frames.
(iii) Working spaces. Maintenance
aisles, or wiring aisles, between equipment frame lineups are working spaces
and are not an exit route for purposes
of 29 CFR 1910.34.
(iv) Special doors. When blastproof or
power actuated doors are installed in
specially designed hardsite security
buildings and spaces, they shall be designed and installed so that they can
be used as a means of egress in emergencies.
(v) Equipment, machinery and machine
guarding. When power plant machinery
in telecommunications centers is operated with commutators and couplings
uncovered, the adjacent housing shall
be clearly marked to alert personnel to
the rotating machinery.
(2) Battery handling. (i) Eye protection devices which provide side as well
as frontal eye protection for employees
shall be provided when measuring storage battery specific gravity or han-

§ 1910.268

dling electrolyte, and the employer
shall ensure that such devices are used
by the employees. The employer shall
also ensure that acid resistant gloves
and aprons shall be worn for protection
against spattering. Facilities for quick
drenching or flushing of the eyes and
body shall be provided unless the storage batteries are of the enclosed type
and equipped with explosion proof
vents, in which case sealed water rinse
or neutralizing packs may be substituted for the quick drenching or
flushing facilities. Employees assigned
to work with storage batteries shall be
instructed in emergency procedures
such as dealing with accidental acid
spills.
(ii) Electrolyte (acid or base, and distilled water) for battery cells shall be
mixed in a well ventilated room. Acid
or base shall be poured gradually, while
stirring, into the water. Water shall
never be poured into concentrated
(greater than 75 percent) acid solutions. Electrolyte shall never be placed
in metal containers nor stirred with
metal objects.
(iii) When taking specific gravity
readings, the open end of the hydrometer shall be covered with an acid resistant material while moving it from
cell to cell to avoid splashing or throwing the electrolyte.
(3) Employers must provide employees with readily accessible, adequate,
and appropriate first aid supplies. A
non-mandatory example of appropriate
supplies is listed in Appendix A to 29
CFR 1910.151.
(4) Hazardous materials. Highway mobile vehicles and trailers stored in garages in accordance with § 1910.110 may
be equipped to carry more than one
LP-gas container, but the total capacity of LP-gas containers per work vehicle stored in garages shall not exceed
100 pounds of LP-gas. All container
valves shall be closed when not in use.
(5) Compressed gas. When using or
transporting nitrogen cylinders in a
horizontal position, special compartments, racks, or adequate blocking
shall be provided to prevent cylinder
movement. Regulators shall be removed or guarded before a cylinder is
transported.
(6) Support structures. No employee, or
any material or equipment, may be

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29 CFR Ch. XVII (7–1–07 Edition)

supported or permitted to be supported
on any portion of a pole structure,
platform, ladder, walkway or other elevated structure or aerial device unless
the employer ensures that the support
structure is first inspected by a competent person and it is determined to
be adequately strong, in good working
condition and properly secured in
place.
(7) Approach distances to exposed energized overhead power lines and parts. The
employer shall ensure that no employee approaches or takes any conductive object closer to any electrically
energized overhead power lines and
parts than prescribed in Table R–2, unless:
(i) The employee is insulated or
guarded from the energized parts (insulating gloves rated for the voltage involved shall be considered adequate insulation), or
(ii) The energized parts are insulated
or guarded from the employee and any
other conductive object at a different
potential, or
(iii) The power conductors and equipment are deenergized and grounded.
TABLE R–2—APPROACH DISTANCES TO EXPOSED ENERGIZED OVERHEAD POWER LINES
AND PARTS
Voltage range (phase to phase, RMS)
300 V and less ....................................................
Over 300V, not over 750V ..................................
Over 750V not over 2 kV ....................................
Over 2 kV, not over 15 kV ..................................
Over 15 kV, not over 37 kV ................................
Over 37 kV, not over 87.5 kV .............................
Over 87.5 kV, not over 121 kV ...........................
Over 121 kV, not over 140 kV ............................

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Approach
distance
(inches)
(1)
12
18
24
36
42
48
54

contact.

(8) Illumination of field work. Whenever natural light is insufficient to
adequately illuminate the worksite, artificial illumination shall be provided
to enable the employee to perform the
work safely.
(c) Training. Employers shall provide
training in the various precautions and
safe practices described in this section
and shall insure that employees do not
engage in the activities to which this
section applies until such employees
have received proper training in the
various precautions and safe practices
required by this section. However,

where the employer can demonstrate
that an employee is already trained in
the precautions and safe practices required by this section prior to his employment, training need not be provided to that employee in accordance
with this section. Where training is required, it shall consist of on-the-job
training or classroom-type training or
a combination of both. The employer
shall certify that employees have been
trained by preparing a certification
record which includes the identity of
the person trained, the signature of the
employer or the person who conducted
the training, and the date the training
was
completed.
The
certification
record shall be prepared at the completion of training and shall be maintained on file for the duration of the
employee’s employment. The certification record shall be made available
upon request to the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and
Health. Such training shall, where appropriate, include the following subjects:
(1) Recognition and avoidance of dangers relating to encounters with harmful substances and animal, insect, or
plant life;
(2) Procedures to be followed in emergency situations; and,
(3) First aid training, including instruction in artificial respiration.
(d) Employee protection in public work
areas. (1) Before work is begun in the
vicinity of vehicular or pedestrian traffic which may endanger employees,
warning signs and/or flags or other
traffic control devices shall be placed
conspicuously to alert and channel approaching traffic. Where further protection is needed, barriers shall be utilized. At night, warning lights shall be
prominently displayed, and excavated
areas shall be enclosed with protective
barricades.
(2) If work exposes energized or moving parts that are normally protected,
danger signs shall be displayed and barricades erected, as necessary, to warn
other personnel in the area.
(3) The employer shall insure that an
employee finding any crossed or fallen
wires which create or may create a
hazardous situation at the work area:
(i) Remains on guard or adopts other

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