Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Haulage and earthmoving equipment shall
comply with CCR, Title 8, Article 10 of the Construction Safety Orders and the
following:
(1) No employee shall ride haulage
and/or earthmoving equipment unless it is equipped with seating for each
passenger and protects passengers from being struck, crushed, or caught between
other equipment or surfaces.
(2)
Powered mobile haulage equipment and service vehicles shall be equipped with
headlights and taillights in good condition. Such equipment shall be equipped
with back-up lights which shall be used when the vehicle is operated in
reverse.
(3) Where the backward
movement of mobile equipment would constitute a hazard to employees working in
the area on foot and where the operator's vision is obstructed to the rear,
such equipment shall be equipped with an effective warning device or method to
safeguard employees such as:
(A) An automatic
back-up audible alarm which would normally be audible from a distance of 200
feet and will sound immediately on backing, or
(B) An automatic braking device at the rear
of the vehicle that will apply the service brake immediately on contact with
any obstruction to the rear, or
(C)
In lieu of A or B above, administrative controls shall be established such as:
1. A spotter or flagger in clear view of the
operator who shall direct the backing operation, or
2. Other procedures which will require the
operator to dismount and circle the vehicle immediately prior to starting a
back-up operation, or
3.
Prohibiting all foot traffic in the work area, by providing an effective
communications system along with barricades.
(D) Other means shall be provided that will
furnish safety equivalent to the foregoing for personnel working in the
area.
(4) A safe means of
access shall be provided and maintained from the ground to the driver's
location.
(5) The driver's seat
shall be maintained in good condition.
(6) In tunnels where the overhead and side
clearance is limited and the rollover protective structure itself may strike
and dislodge ground support members and no rollover hazard exists, the Roll
Over Protective Structure (ROPS) shall only be removed under conditions
established in writing by the Division.
(7) Where hazards of falling objects exist
underground, all mobile equipment used shall be provided with overhead
protection for the operator and other affected employees.
(8) When it is necessary to elevate employees
using an industrial truck, requirements of Section
3657 of the General Industry Safety
Orders shall be applied.
(b) Vehicles which are utilized on jobsites
exclusively and are, therefore, excluded from the provision of applicable
traffic and vehicular code shall be equipped and operated in accordance with
CCR, Title 8, Article 11 of the Construction Safety Orders.
1.
Amendment of section heading and section and new NOTE filed 3-5-96; operative
4-4-96 (Register 96, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
142.3 and
7997, Labor
Code. Reference: Sections
142.3 and
7997, Labor
Code.
