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502 EM 385-1-1 Sections 14-19
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17.C Training.

17.C.01 Only trained personnel must be permitted to operate a conveyor. Training must include instruction in operation under normal conditions and in emergencies.

Only properly trained personnel employees are be permitted to operate a conveyor.

17.C.02 Riding on conveyors is prohibited.

17.C.03 Personnel working with or near a conveyor must be:

  1. Instructed as to the location and operation of pertinent stopping devices; and
  2. Prohibited from wearing loose or baggy clothing, jewelry or long hair.

17.C.04 Only trained personnel must track a conveyor belt that must be done while the conveyor is operating.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

17-7. Workers exposed to the hazards of conveyors must be instructed in _____.