California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders
Group 4 - General Mobile Equipment and Auxiliaries
Article 25 - Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Haulage Vehicles, and Earthmoving Equipment
Section 3655 - Overhead Guards for High-Lift Rider Trucks
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Except as permitted in Section 3655(b), high-lift rider industrial trucks shall be equipped with overhead guards which are approved as defined in Section 3206 of the General Industry Safety Orders.
(b) Every high-lift rider truck shall be fitted with an overhead guard manufactured in accordance with this section unless the following conditions are met:
(c) Except as permitted in Sections 3655 (b) and (d), all high-lift rider industrial trucks purchased before the effective date of these orders, shall have overhead guards of strength adequate to support impact test loads as specified in Part II, ANSI B56.1-1975.
(d) Structural members of individually designed and constructed overhead guards installed on equipment prior to 1975 and not tested as required by Part II, ANSI B56.1-1975, shall be constructed in accordance with the following table or with materials of equivalent strength:
TABLE IT-2
| Round Pipe | Square Tube (CRS) | ||||||
| Rated Truck | (X | (XX | (3/16" | (1/4" | |||
| Capacity | (Std.) | heavy) | heavy) | wall) | wall) | ||
| 3,000 and Under.......................... | ..........................1 1/2" | 1 1/4" | -- | 1 1/4" | -- | ||
| 3,001 to 5,000.......................... | ..........................2" | 1 1/2" | -- | 1 1/2" | -- | ||
| 5,001 to 8,000.......................... | ..........................2 1/2" | 2" | 1 1/2" | 2" | |||
| 8,001 to 14,000.......................... | ..........................3" | 2 1/2" | 2" | 3" | 2 1/2" | ||
| 14,001 to 25,000.......................... | ..........................-- | 3 1/2" | 3" | 3 1/2" | 3" | ||
| 25,001 and over.......................... | ..........................-- | 4" | -- | 4" | 3 1/2" | ||
The construction of canopy guards which are built in compliance with this paragraph shall be based on the strength of 4 upright members. Guards constructed with less than 4 upright members shall be of equivalent strength. Canopy-type overhead guard frames shall be braced to overhead members on each side of the frame to provide structural rigidity both longitudinally and transversely.
1.
Repealer and new section filed 2-13-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 75, No. 7).
2. Amendment filed 4-30-85; effective
thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 18).
3. Amendment of
subsections (a) and (b)(1) filed 5-27-98; operative 6-26-98 (Register 98, No.
22).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
