Does "Subpart G - Related Terminal Operations and Equipment" Apply to You?

If yes, then the standard on machine guarding applies to you. It provides general guarding requirements (i.e., securing machinery, protective devices, lockout/tagout) along with requirements for radial saws, swing cutoff saws, ripsaws, table saws, bandsaws, band resaws, abrasive wheel machinery, rotating parts, drives and connections.

Guarded means shielded, fenced, or enclosed by covers, casings, shields, troughs, spillways or railings, or guarded by position or location. Examples of guarding methods are guarding by location (positioning hazards so they are inaccessible to employees) and point of operation guarding (using barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, or other such devices).

Related information can be found on the A-Z safety and health topics pages for machine guarding, personal protective equipment, lockout/tagout, amputations and abrasive wheels. 

If yes, then you need to comply with the standard on welding, cutting and heating (hot work). This standard includes requirements for hot work in confined spaces, fire protection, gas welding and cutting, arc welding and cutting, ventilation, employee protection, working with toxic metals and preservative coatings, and protection against radiant energy. Also reference prohibited operations for additional requirements pertaining to welding operations.

Hot work means riveting, welding, flame cutting or other fire or spark-producing operation.

Confined space (i.e., intermodal tank containers, bailwater tanks, portable tanks) means a space having all of the following characteristics: 

• Small size; 
• Severely limited natural ventilation; 
• Capability to accumulate or contain a hazardous atmosphere; 
• Exits that are not readily accessible; and 
• A design not meant for continuous human occupancy. 

Additional related information can be found on the A-Z safety and health topics pages for welding and cutting, confined spaces, hazard communication, radiation, ionizing and non-ionizing, compressed gases, respiratory protection and personal protective equipment.

If yes, then you need to comply with spray painting. This standard covers painting operations connected with maintenance of structures, equipment and gear at the marine terminal and of transient equipment serviced at the terminal. It does not apply to overall painting of terminal structures under construction, major repair or rebuilding of terminal structures, or portable spraying apparatus not used regularly in the same location. It includes definitions, indoor and outdoor spraying areas and booths, and requirements for spray booths. Also reference prohibited operations for additional requirements pertaining to spray painting and the definition for hazardous cargo, material, substance or atmosphere.

Spraying area means any area where flammable vapors, mists or combustible residues, dusts or deposits may be present due to paint spraying operations.

Spray booth means an enclosure containing a flammable or combustible spraying operation and confining and limiting the escape of paint, vapor and residue by means of a powered exhaust system.

Additional information can be found on the A-Z safety and health topics pages for respiratory protection, personal protective equipment, hazard communication, organic solvents, and flammable liquids.

If yes, then you need to comply with the standard on compressed air. This standard requires that employees be protected by chip guarding and personal protective equipment (reference subpart E - personal protection). It also provides that compressed air used for cleaning shall not exceed a pressure of 30 psi and that compressed air will not be used to clean employees.

Chip guarding means any method or equipment which will prevent a chip or particle (of whatever size) from being blown into the eyes or unbroken skin of the operator or other workers. Effective chip guarding may be separate from the air nozzle as in the case where screens or barriers are used. The use of protective cone air nozzles are acceptable in general for protection of the operator but barriers, baffles or screens may be required to protect other workers if they are exposed to flying chips or particles.

Additional information can be found on the A-Z safety and health topics pages for compressed air and compressed air equipment and personal protective equipment.

If yes, then you need to comply with the standard on air receivers. This standard applies to compressed air receivers and equipment used for operations such as cleaning, drilling, hoisting and chipping. It does not apply to equipment used to convey materials or in such transportation applications as railways, vehicles or cranes. It provides requirements for gauges and valves. 

Additional related information can be found on the A-Z safety and health topics pages for compressed air and compressed air equipment and personal protective equipment.

If yes, then you need to comply with the standard on fuel handling and storage. This standard provides liquid fuel requirements such as having designated persons for fueling, prohibited smoking areas, use of portable containers, use of tanks, in case of spillage, designated fueling locations, along with dispensing hoses and nozzles. It also provides requirements for liquefied gas fuels such as fueling locations, fuel containers, fueling operations, fuel storage, vehicle storage and vehicle servicing. 

Additional information can be found on the A-Z safety and health topics pages for flammable liquids, hazard communication and personal protective equipment.

If yes, then you need to comply with the standard on battery charging and changing. This standard provides requirements for having designated areas for charging and changing batteries, prohibition of smoking and ignition sources, use of parking brakes, providing adequate ventilation, and having flushing facilities.   

Additional information can be found on the A-Z safety and health topics pages for eyewash stations and emergency showers and personal protective equipment. 

If yes, then you need to comply with the standard, prohibited operations. This standard requires that spray painting and abrasive blasting operations are not to be conducted in the vicinity of cargo handling operations. It also states that welding and burning operations are not to be conducted in the vicinity of cargo handling operations unless hot work is part of the cargo operation. Appendix I provides requirements for special cargo gear and container spreader tests.

If you have spray painting operations, reference the standard on spray painting for additional requirements. If you conduct welding and burning operations, reference the requirements in the welding, cutting and heating standard.

Additional information can be found on the A-Z safety and health topics pages for welding and cutting, respiratory protection, personal protective equipment, hazard communication, organic solvents, and flammable liquids.