65. Duties of dragline, shovel, excavator, surface miner, spreader, mobile transfer conveyor operator, bucket wheel excavator, etc.
- Every person authorised to operate a dragline, shovel or excavator, etc., shall -(a)personally inspect the machine assigned to him in the beginning or his shift and test the various system, sub-systems and protective devices, as stipulated in this respect by the engineer in consultation with the manufacturer or supplier;(b)not take out the machine for work nor shall he work the machine unless he is satisfied that it is mechanically sound and in efficient working order;(c)maintain a record of every inspection made under clause (a) in a bound paged book kept for the purpose and shall sign every entry made therein;(d)keep the cabin or engine room and all window glasses clean;(e)keep the walkways, hand-rails, ladder-ways free of loose tools, lubricants or other material that might fall or cause a tripping hazard;(f)not allow any unauthorised person to ride on the machine;(g)not move or operate the machine when persons are in such proximity as to be endangered;(h)not swing the bucket over passing haulage units or over the cabin of units being loaded;(i)lower the bucket to ground, switch off the power supply to the machine or stop the prime mover and lock the cabin door before leaving the machine.
