S-2.1, r. 15 - Regulation respecting safety and health in foundry works

Section 78 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

78. Where pouring pits are used at electrical arc furnaces for holding the ladles during pouring of the molten metal, such pits shall:

(a)  be clean and dry;

(b)  allow at least 300 mm clearance on all sides of the ladle;

(c)  have guardrails or be covered with non-slip steel plates when they are not in use; and

(d)  have a minimum depth equal to half the height of the ladle.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 20, s. 78.