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## Subpart O-Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment, and Marine Operations AUTHORITY: Section 107, Construction Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (Construction Safety Act) (40 U.S.C. 333); Secs. 4, 6, 8, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657); Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR [redacted postal code]), 9-83 (48 FR [redacted postal code]), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), or 5-2007 (72 FR [redacted postal code]), as applicable. Section 1926.602 also issued under 29 CFR part 1911. ## §1926.601 Motor vehicles. - (a) Coverage. Motor vehicles as covered by this part are those vehicles that operate within an offhighway jobsite, not open to public traffic. The requirements of this section do not apply to equipment for which rules are prescribed in §1926.602. - (b) General requirements. (1) All vehicles shall have a service brake system, an emergency brake system, and a parking brake system. These systems may use common components, and shall be maintained in operable condition. - (2)(i) Whenever visibility conditions warrant additional light, all vehicles, or combinations of vehicles, in use shall be equipped with at least two headlights and two taillights in operable condition. - (ii) All vehicles, or combination of vehicles, shall have brake lights in operable condition regardless of light conditions. - (3) All vehicles shall be equipped with an adequate audible warning device at the operator's station and in an operable condition. - (4) No employer shall use any motor vehicle equipment having an obstructed view to the rear unless: - (i) The vehicle has a reverse signal alarm audible above the surrounding noise level or: - (ii) The vehicle is backed up only when an observer signals that it is safe to do so. - (5) All vehicles with cabs shall be equipped with windshields and powered wipers. Cracked and broken glass shall be replaced. Vehicles operating in areas or under conditions that cause fogging or fros…

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (c) Vehicle tailboards must not project outboard of the vehicle sides or fenders and must be designed to provide safe footing. - (d) Exhaust systems must be installed and properly maintained, and must be designed to minimize the exposure of exhaust gases by employees. - (e) The loaded gross weight and empty height of the vehicle must be posted in the vehicle such that it can be clearly read by the driver. - (f) Roll-over protective structures (ROPS) must be provided, installed and maintained on all open top off-road vehicles. - (g) Vehicles with an obstructed view to the rear of the vehicle when backing must be equipped or provided with: - (A) An automatic back-up alarm that must sound when backing and can be heard over the surrounding noise; - (B) A video camera that provides the driver a full and clear view of the path of travel behind the vehicle; or - (C) A spotter who stands to the rear of the vehicle, is visible to the driver in the driver-side mirror and uses unassisted voice communication, portable radio communication or hand signal communication to guide the driver while backing. ## (25) Fire Apparatus Operation. - (a) Employees must be trained in the safe operation of each type of vehicle they are authorized to drive. - (b) The employer must not allow an employee to drive a vehicle on a public highway or road unless they have a valid driver's license. - (c) Any item found that may affect the safe operation of a vehicle must be reported immediately to the officer in charge or other appropriate person. - (d) Employees must not drive or ride in any vehicle known to be unsafe. - (e) Employees being transported by fire department vehicles must ride in designated seat-belted or safety-harnessed positions. - (f) The employer must not allow employees to ride on tailboards, tail steps or running boards. - (g) Vehicles must come to a full stop before employees disembark.

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L AO 2-2017 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (h) All equipment on a vehicle must be adequately secured when the vehicle is in motion. - (i) When traffic flow is inhibited, vehicles equipped with emergency warning lights must be used to control traffic at emergency scenes. The use of traffic cones, fire department personnel, police, or other traffic control measures must be used as soon as practical. - (26) Fire Apparatus Maintenance and Repair. Each employer must establish written records and procedures whereby apparatus has: - (a) At a minimum, a scheduled monthly maintenance check; or - (b) A maintenance check each time the apparatus is returned to the station following an emergency response, drill, or test drive. ## (27) Tires. - (a) No motor vehicle must be operated on any tire that: - (A) Has body ply or belt material exposed through the tread or sidewall; - (B) Has any tread or sidewall separation; - (C) Is flat or has an audible leak; or - (D) Has a cut to the extent that the ply or belt material is exposed. - (b) Any tire on the front wheels of a bus, truck, or truck tractor must have a tread groove pattern depth of at least 4/32 of an inch when measured at any point on a major tread groove. The measurements must not be made where tie bars, humps, or fillets are located. - (c) Except as provided in [redacted phone](27)(b), tires must have a tread groove pattern depth of at least 2/32 of an inch when measured in a major tread groove. The measurement must not be made where tie bars, humps or fillets are located. ## (28) Aerial Devices. - (a) Aerial devices used for firefighting must be annually inspected and tested by a person qualified in performing such inspections and tests according to NFPA 1911 (2007): Standard for the Inspection, Maintenance, Testing, and Retirement of In-service Automotive Fire Apparatus.

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## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 ## Warning of reverse motion - 11-9 An employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that a motor vehicle or unit of powered mobile equipment that may be used in such a way that a worker other than the operator may be placed at risk by an unexpected reverse movement is equipped with a suitable warning device that operates automatically when the vehicle or equipment starts to move in reverse. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s11-9. ## Roll-over protective structures - 11-10 (1) An employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that no unit of powered mobile equipment that is equipped with an engine rated at 15 kilowatts or more and is in any of the following categories is used unless it is fitted with a roll-over protective structure that meets the requirements of subsection (2): - (a) motor grader; - (b) crawler tractor, other than one that operates with side booms; - (c) wheeled or tracked dozer and loader, other than one that operates with side booms; - (d) self-propelled wheeled scraper; - (e) self-propelled roller; - (f) compactor; - (g) rubber-tired tractor; - (h) skidder. - (2) Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, an employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that a roll-over protective structure required by subsection (1): - (a) is designed, manufactured and installed to meet the requirements of an approved standard; and - (b) has the following information permanently and legibly marked on the structure: - (i) the manufacturer's name and address; - (ii) the model and serial number; - (iii) the make and model or series number of the machines that the structure is designed to fit; - (iv) an identification of the standard to which the structure was designed, manufactured and installed. - (3) If a roll-over protective structure required by subsection (1) is not available, an employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that a unit of powered mobile equipment mentioned in subsection (1) is equipped wi…

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## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 - (2) If a unit of powered mobile equipment is operated during hours of darkness in an area that is not adequately illuminated, an employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that it is equipped with suitable headlights and back-up lights that clearly illuminate the path of travel. - (3) If a unit of powered mobile equipment has a windshield, an employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that it is equipped with suitable windshield washers and wipers. - (4) If a unit of powered mobile equipment is fitted with roll-over protective structures, an employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that the equipment is equipped with: - (a) seat-belts for the operator and any other worker who is required or permitted to be in or on the equipment while the equipment is in motion; or - (b) shoulder belts, bars, gates, screens or other restraining devices designed to prevent the operator and any other worker from being thrown outside the roll-over protective structures if the work process renders the wearing of a seat-belt impracticable. - (5) If there is a danger to the operator of a unit of powered mobile equipment or any other worker who is required or permitted to be in or on a unit of powered mobile equipment from a falling object or projectile, an employer, contractor or supplier shall ensure that the powered mobile equipment is equipped with a suitable and adequate cab, screen or guard. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s11-5. ## Construction, repair, etc., of powered mobile equipment - 11-6 An employer, contractor, owner or supplier shall ensure that each unit of powered mobile equipment is constructed, structurally repaired, inspected, tested, maintained and operated in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications or an approved standard. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s11-6. ## Use of seat-belt or restraint by operator 11-7 An employer or contractor shall ensure that the operator of a unit of powere…

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## 29 CFR 1926 (OSHA) - (9) Seat belts and anchorages meeting the requirements of 49 CFR part 571 (Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) shall be installed in all motor vehicles. - (10) Trucks with dump bodies shall be equipped with positive means of support, permanently attached, and capable of being locked in position to prevent accidental lowering of the body while maintenance or inspection work is being done. - (11) Operating levers controlling hoisting or dumping devices on haulage bodies shall be equipped with a latch or other device which will prevent accidental starting or tripping of the mechanism. - (12) Trip handles for tailgates of dump trucks shall be so arranged that, in dumping, the operator will be in the clear. - (13) (i) All rubber-tired motor vehicle equipment manufactured on or after May 1, 1972, shall be equipped with fenders. All rubber-tired motor vehicle equipment manufactured before May 1, 1972, shall be equipped with fenders not later than May 1, 1973. - (ii) Mud flaps may be used in lieu of fenders whenever motor vehicle equipment is not designed for fenders. - (14) All vehicles in use shall be checked at the beginning of each shift to assure that the following parts, equipment, and accessories are in safe operating condition and free of apparent damage that could cause failure while in use: service brakes, including trailer brake connections; parking system (hand brake); emergency stopping system (brakes); tires; horn; steering mechanism; coupling devices; seat belts; operating controls; and safety devices. All defects shall be corrected before the vehicle is placed in service. These requirements also apply to equipment such as lights, reflectors, windshield wipers, defrosters, fire extinguishers, etc., where such equipment is necessary.