OSHA Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR)
Powered industrial trucks. - 1910.178


  • Standard Number: 1910.178
  • Standard Title: Powered Industrial Trucks.
  • SubPart Number: N
  • SubPart Title: Materials Handling and Storage
  • Applicable Standard: Applicable Standard:

 

..1910.178(c)(2)(iv)

(c)(2)(iv)

Power-operated industrial trucks designated as DY, EE, or EX may be used in locations where volatile flammable liquids or flammable gases are handled, processed or used, but in which the hazardous liquids, vapors or gases will normally be confined within closed containers or closed systems from which they can escape only in case of accidental rupture or breakdown of such containers or systems, or in the case of abnormal operation of equipment; also in locations in which hazardous concentrations of gases or vapors are normally prevented by positive mechanical ventilation but which might become hazardous through failure or abnormal operation of the ventilating equipment; or in locations which are adjacent to Class I, Division 1 locations, and to which hazardous concentrations of gases or vapors might occasionally be communicated unless such communication is prevented by adequate positive-pressure ventilation from a source of clear air, and effective safeguards against ventilation failure are provided.

 
  TABLE N-1. -- SUMMARY TABLE ON USE OF INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS
                   IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS
 
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Classes      Unclassified      Class I       Class II      Class III
                               locations     locations     locations
 
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Description   Locations        Locations     Locations     Locations
of classes.   not possessing   in which      which are     where
              atmospheres as   flammable     hazardous     easily
              described in     gases or      because       ignitable
              other columns.   vapors        of the        fibers or
                               are, or       presence      flyings
                               may be,       of            are present
                               present       combustible   but not
                               in the        dust.         likely to
                               air in                      be in
                               quantities                  suspension
                               sufficient                  in
                               to produce                  quantities
                               explosive                   sufficient
                               or ignitable                to
                               mixtures.                   produce
                                                           ignitable
                                                           mixtures.
 
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Groups
 
 in            None           A           B         C        D
classes
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Examples       Piers and    Acetylene   Hydrogen   Ethyl   Gasoline
  of           wharves                             ether   Naphtha
locations      inside                                      Alcohols
  or            and                                        Acetone
atmospheres    outside                                     Lacquer
in classes     general                                      solvent
and groups.    storage,                                    Benzene
               general
               industrial
                 or
               commercial
               properties.
 
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  E           F                    G                 None
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Metal dust   Carbon              Grain dust,        Baled waste,
             black coal dust,    flour dust,        cocoa fiber,
             coke dust           starch dust,       cotton,
                                 organic dust.      excelsior,
                                                    hemp, istle,
                                                    jute, kapok,
                                                    oakum, sisal,
                                                    Spanish moss,
                                                    synthetic fibers,
                                                    tow.
 
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                           1                      2
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Divisions       None     Above                 Above
(nature of               condition             condition
hazardous                exists                may occur
conditions)              continuously,         accidentally
                         intermittently,       as due to a
                         or periodically       puncture of
                         under normal          a storage
                         operating             drum.
                         conditions.
 
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(Continued)
 
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   1                   2               1                  2
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Explosive          Explosive         Locations in      Locations in
mixture may        mixture not       which easily      which easily
be present         normally          ignitable         ignitable
under normal       present,          fibers or         fibers are
operating          but where         materials         stored or
conditions,        deposits of       producing         handled
or where           dust may          combustible       (except in
failure of         cause heat        flyings           the process
equipment          rise in           are               of
may cause          electrical        handled,          manufacture).
the condition      equipment,        manufactured,
to exist           or where          or used.
simultaneously     such
with arcing or     deposits
sparking of        may be
electrical         ignited by
equipment, or      arcs or
where dusts        sparks from
of an              electrical
electrically       equipment.
conducting
nature may be
present.
 
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Authorized uses of trucks by types in groups of classes and divisions
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Groups in         None      A      B     C     D     A     B    C
classes
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Type of truck
authorized:
 
Diesel:
Type D  ........  D** ...  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....
Type DS ........  .......  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....
Type DY ........  .......  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....
 
Electric:
Type E  ........  E** ...  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....
Type ES ........  .......  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....
Type EE ........  .......  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....
Type EX ........  .......  ....  ....  ....  EX .  ....  ....  ....
 
Gasoline:
Type G  ........  G** ...  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....
Type GS ........  .......  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....
 
LP-Gas:
Type LP ........  LP** ..  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....
Type LPS .......  .......  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....
 
Paragraph          210.211         201         203         209
Ref. in                            (a)         (a)         (a)
No. 505.
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(Continued)
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Authorized uses of trucks by types in groups of classes and divisions
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Groups in         D    E     F     G     E     F     G    None   None
classes
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Type of truck
authorized:
 
Diesel:
Type D  .....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....
Type DS .....  DS .  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  DS .  ....  DS
Type DY .....  DY .  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  DY .  DY .  DY
 
Electric:
Type E  .....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  E
Type ES .....  ES .  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ES .  ....  ES
Type EE .....  EE .  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  EE .  EE .  EE
Type EX .....  EX .  ....  EX .  EX .  ....  ....  EX .  EX .  EX
 
Gasoline:
Type G  .....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....
Type GS .....  GS .  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  GS .  ....  GS
 
LP-Gas:
Type LP .....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....
Type LPS ....  LPS.  ....  ....  ....  ....  ....  LPS.  ....  LPS
 
Paragraph       204          202   205         209  206    207  208
Ref. in         (a),         (a)   (a)         (a)  (a),   (a)  (a)
No. 505.        (b)                                 (b)
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** Trucks conforming to these types may also be used
-- see subdivision (c)(2)(x) and (c)(2)(xii) of this section.