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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".18" citation="COMAR 09.12.66.18" title_num="09" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="66" heading="Equipment and Materials.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Guarding.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The owner shall ensure that machinery is guarded to prevent contact with belts, fan blades, or similar moving components.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Guards shall be:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Designed to perform a specific task;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Properly secured; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Properly maintained in a condition consistent with the intent of the guard’s design.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Before a guard is removed for maintenance purposes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The equipment shall be locked out or tagged out; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The guard shall be replaced before normal operation is resumed.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A guard shall be designed so that it does not pose a hazard itself.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Portable Electric Generators.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A portable electric generator is not required to be grounded if the portable electric generator:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Supplies only equipment mounted on the generator; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Supplies power to the equipment through receptacles mounted on the generator that are connected by plug and cord and single extensions.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If a portable electric generator does not comply with §B(1) of this regulation, the owner shall ensure that a grounding electrode, such as a ground rod, is used for any fault current.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A portable electric generator shall be listed and labeled by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A portable electric generator may not be located:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Near user or pedestrian traffic; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>In locations that may be hazardous.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>