OAR 437-003-0090
Pinchpoints

To protect against workers being exposed to the hazardous pinchpoint area between the rotating superstructure and the non-rotating undercarriage of any mechanical equipment:

(1)

Signs shall be conspicuously posted on all sides of any mechanical equipment warning workers:
Danger — Stay Clear

(2)

Items of personal property, tools, or other miscellaneous materials shall not be stored on or near any mechanical equipment if retrieval of such items would expose a worker to the hazardous pinchpoint.

(3)

Workers shall approach the hazardous pinchpoint area only after informing the operator of his intent and receiving acknowledgement from the operator that the operator understands his intention. All mechanical equipment shall be stopped while any worker is in the hazardous pinchpoint area; and

(4)

When the nature of the work requires a person to work within three feet of the swing radius of the rotating upper structure, a warning barricade shall be provided. This requirement shall not apply to mechanical equipment when:

(a)

The distance from the highest point of the undercarriage to the lowest point of the rotating superstructure is greater than 18 inches. This applies only to that portion of the rotating superstructure that swings directly over the undercarriage;

(b)

The distance from the ground to the lowest point of the rotating superstructure is greater than five feet six inches. This applies only to that portion of the rotating superstructure that swings directly over the undercarriage; or

(c)

On crawler-type track-mounted mechanical equipment only, the rotating superstructure is positioned at a right angle to the tracks, and the distance from the side of the cab to the extreme end of the track is four feet or less. This exemption shall apply to side barricades only; barricades between the tracks at both ends of any crawler-type mechanical equipment are required regardless of the right angle dimension.

Source: Rule 437-003-0090 — Pinchpoints, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=437-003-0090.

437‑003‑0001
Adoption by Reference 437‑003‑0003
Purpose 437‑003‑0005
Additional Applicability 437‑003‑0006
General Oregon Definitions 437‑003‑0007
Additional Rules of Practice for Administrative Adjudications 437‑003‑0011
Additional Definitions 437‑003‑0015
Drinking Water 437‑003‑0017
Additional Definitions to Concrete and Masonry Construction 437‑003‑0020
Toilets 437‑003‑0027
Applicable Rules 437‑003‑0037
Acceptable Equipment 437‑003‑0045
Additional Definitions 437‑003‑0047
Working Near Overhead High Voltage Lines and Equipment 437‑003‑0062
Lead Respiratory Protection Program 437‑003‑0065
Extension Ladders 437‑003‑0071
Manually Propelled Elevating Aerial Platforms 437‑003‑0073
Boom Supported Elevating Work Platforms 437‑003‑0074
Scissor Lifts — Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platforms 437‑003‑0080
Wind Velocity Device 437‑003‑0085
General Requirement 437‑003‑0090
Pinchpoints 437‑003‑0094
Personnel Platforms 437‑003‑0096
Underground Installations 437‑003‑0134
Personal Protective Equipment 437‑003‑0404
Branch Circuits 437‑003‑0420
Traffic Control 437‑003‑0502
Personal Fall Restraint 437‑003‑0503
Training Requirements 437‑003‑0706
Protection of Employees On or Near Masonry Walls 437‑003‑0752
Site-Specific Erection Plan 437‑003‑0753
Tag Lines 437‑003‑0761
Additional Training Requirements 437‑003‑0905
Flooring 437‑003‑0910
Temporary Floors 437‑003‑0915
Shoring, Bracing or Guying of Structures 437‑003‑0920
Project Plans 437‑003‑0925
Powder-Actuated Tools 437‑003‑1000
Oregon Rules for Air Contaminants 437‑003‑1101
Asbestos Respiratory Protection Program 437‑003‑1127
Cadmium Respiratory Protection Program 437‑003‑1423
Fall Protection 437‑003‑1500
Additional Definitions 437‑003‑1501
Fall Protection 437‑003‑1502
Warning Line Systems for Roofing Work 437‑003‑1752
Written Notifications 437‑003‑1754
Roof and floor holes and openings 437‑003‑2501
Protection From Falling Objects 437‑003‑2502
Safety Monitoring Systems 437‑003‑3060
Methylenedianiline Respiratory Protection Program 437‑003‑3224
Vehicle Drivers and Riders 437‑003‑3225
Vehicles for Highway and Road Operation Characteristics and Maintenance 437‑003‑3226
Vehicles for Use on Property Other Than Public Roads and Highways Operation, Characteristics and Maintenance 437‑003‑3600
Equipment
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 437-003-0090’s source at or​.us