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Document Name: ANSI B20.1-1957: Safety Code for Conveyors,
Cableways, and Related Equipment.
CFR Section(s): 29 CFR 1926.555
Official Incorporator:
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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820.1-1957 UDC 821.878-783
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Accident Prevention Department of the Associatlon
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United Engineering Center. 345 E. 47th Street. Hew York, N. Y. 10017
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Copyright, 1958, by
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Printed in U.S.A.
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Foreword
American Standard
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Section 1 Scope
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Section 3 Intent
The purpose of this code is to provide conveying equipment
with practical and adequate sAfety features and {actors of
safety and to provide (or its sl1(e operation and maintenance.
In CRse of practical diHiculty or unnecessary hardship the en-
forcing authority mny grant exceptions from the literal require-
ments or permit the use of other devices or methods, but only
when it is clcl\dy evident thnt reR~onable safety is thereby
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It is suggested that in cases where additional explanations
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are desired that such mlltters be referred to the Sectional Com-
mittee on Slifety Code (or Conveyors, Cablewa>,s and Related
Equipment, 820, in clU'e of The American Society of Mechan-
ical Engineers, 29 WeRt 39th Street, New York 18, N. Y. Such
consultation will tend to bring about uniform application of the
code and will keep the committee informed of criticisms which
will be considered when the code is revised.
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The sides of open chutes shall be ,high enough to prevent
material falling into working areas below. Open chutes should
be provided with (ront plates at the point where conveyors
discharge into them to prevent material
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Section 10 . Safe Operating Provisions
The following ope~atin8 rules are recommended for' all con-
veyor installations:. .'. . .. '.I'. .
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leAst four rope lay' lengths ,shall.be cut '~EE each ti~e.Operating
ropes shall be .changed w~en,any of the following conditions
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c The carri,,~e' shall never have a solid bed and at the same
time be designed to register at 'a floor; balcony, gallery, or
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( Carriages may be' sus~ended by chain or wire ropes. The'
work ins land on chain or, wire ropes shall not exceed that
recommended by the manu{acturer.'" .
g When the conveyor ~asses through a building f1o~r, the
arpl icable nre laws may require 11 fire enclosure. Any such
fire code will chen govern. '. " i
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