Machine and pulley spaces

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B2. Machine and pulley spaces

B2.1. General

E2.l.1. With regard to machine spaces, B2.2 and B2.3 are

based on the assumption that the lift machine is located inside the

well or in a small compartment. When this is not the case the

provisions of A2 are applicable.

B2.l.2. With regard to pulley spaces, B2.2 and B2.3 (except

B2.3.l, B2.3.4, B2.3.5 and B2.3.6) are applicable on the basis of the

same assumption as is made in respect of machine spaces.

B2.2. Accessibility

B2.2. 1. Access from the street to the spaces where the machines

and their control gear are located should be easy and perfectly safe

even in bad weather. In particular such access should conform to

the recommendations issued on this subject in the Model Code of

Safety Regulations for Industrial Establishments published by the

International Labour Office, and to national laws and regulations

relating to occupational safety.

B2.2.2. (1) The access of personnel to the spaces where the

machines and their control gear are located should preferably be

entirely by way of stairs.

(2) If that is impossible, ladders may be used which meet the

following requirements:

they should not be apt either to slip or to turn over;

if they are not fixed, their slope in position of use should not

exceed 600 to the horizontal;

they should be used exclusively for the purpose in question

and should always be kept available nearby. The necessary

arrangements (e.g. padlocking) should be made to ensure this;

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