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7. If an exhaust retrofit is installed on a vehicle, it shall be 7. Exposed scissor points on front-end loaders must be
installed and maintained as per 1591(m). guarded. 1593(i)
F. Vehicles and systems must be checked for proper operation at 8. Engines must be stopped during refueling. 1594(a)
the start of each shift. 1597(j)
9. Lights are required for night operation. 1591(g)
G. Rollover protection structures and seat belts must be
installed for: 10. Vehicles loaded by cranes, shovels, loaders, and similar
devices must have an adequate cab or canopy for operator
1. The following equipment having a brake horsepower rating protection. 1591(e)
above 20. 1596(a)(1)
11. Dust control is required when dust seriously limits visibility.
a. Bulldozer 1590(b)
b. Front-end loader c. 12. In dusty operations, equipment operators shall use
adequate respiratory protection. 1590(b)
c. Motor grader
13. Loads on vehicles must be secured from displacement.
d. Scraper
1593(f)
e. Tractor (except side boom pipe laying)
14. If an exhaust retrofit is installed, install and maintain as per
f. Water wagon prime mover 1591(m).
2. The following equipment: I. Safety requirements for industrial trucks and tractors include:
a. Rollers and compactors (weighing more than 1. Posting and enforcing by employers using industrial trucks
5,950 lbs.). 1596(a)(2) or industrial tow tractors a set of operating rules including
the appropriate rules listed in GISO 3650(t), 3664(a).
Exceptions: See 1596(a)(2)(B)
2. Providing operating instructions at the time of initial
b. Sheeps foot-type rollers and compactors. 1596(a)(2)(A) assignment and at least annually thereafter. 3664(b)
c. Crawler tractor. 3666 3. Using the locking device where the dump body of a truck is
H. Haulage and earth-moving equipment safety requirements are raised for work. 1595(b)
as follows: 4. Performing repair work only when there is no possibility
1. Every vehicle having a body capacity of 2.5 cu. yds. or of sudden movements or operation of the equipment or
more must be equipped with an automatic backup alarm its parts. Keeping all controls in a neutral position, with
that sounds immediately on backing. 1592(a) the engine(s) stopped and brakes set, unless work being
performed requires otherwise. 1595(a)
2. All other vehicles operating when rear vision is blocked
must be equipped with an automatic backup alarm or its
equivalent. 1592(b) Hot Pipes and Hot Surfaces
3. All vehicles must be equipped with a manually operated
warning device. 1592(c) A. Cover all hot pipes and hot surfaces with a thermal insulating
material or keep them guarded against contact when they are
4. Haulage vehicles in operation must be under operator at 140 ˚F (60 ˚C) or higher and located within:
control and must be kept in gear when descending grades.
1593(b) • 7 ft. measured vertically from floor or working level or
5. The brakes on a haulage vehicle must meet the criteria • 15 in. measured horizontally from stairways, ramps or
specified by the CSOs. 1591(c) fixed ladders. 3308
6. The control devices on a haulage vehicle must be
inspected at the beginning of each shift. 1593(d)
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