Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment for Construction
Signs and symbols Visible at all times Danger signs Caution signs 1a
Exit signs Legible red letters Six inches high Three-fourths inch in width 2a
Safety instruction signs/directional signs Safety instruction signs Directional signs 3a
Traffic signs Use at points of hazard Follow ANSI D a
Accident prevention tags Temporary means of warning employees Not be used in place of accident prevention signs 5a
Requirements for flagmen Requirements for flagmen Follow ANSI D Red flags at least 18 inches square 6a
Requirements for flagmen Sign paddles In darkness—red lights Warning garment 6b
Barricades Protection of employees Conform to ANSI D a
Construction equipment Unattended at night Adjacent to a highway 8a
Construction equipment Adjacent to construction areas Provide lights or reflectors 8b
Tire mounting Inflating Mounting Dismounting 9a
Tire mounting Split rims Rims with locking rings 9b
Tire mounting safety equipment Tire rack Safety cage Equivalent protection 9c
Suspended machinery or equipment Block or crib machinery Slings, hoists, or jacks Before working under 10a
Bulldozer blades/dump bodies Fully lower or block Bulldozer/scraper blades End-loader buckets Dump bodies 10b
Bulldozer blades/dump bodies Being repaired When not in use Controls in neutral position Motors stopped/brakes set 10c
Equipment parked on inclines Chock wheels Set parking brake 10d
Working around power lines Comply with (a)(15) Working or moving equipment Near power lines/ energized transmitters 11a
Motor vehicle inspection Operate on an off-highway jobsite Not open to public traffic Beginning of each shift 12a
Inspect for: Service brakes Trailer brake connections Hand brake 12b
Inspect for: Brakes Tires Horn 12c
Inspect for: Steering mechanism Coupling devices Seat belts 12d
Inspect for: Operating controls Safety devices 12e
Inspect for: Lights Reflectors Windshield wipers 12f
Inspect for: Defrosters Fire extinguishers Other equipment 12g
Correct all defects Before vehicle is placed in service 12h
Operating a vehicle in reverse Earthmoving equipment Scrapers Loaders 13a
Operating a vehicle in reverse Crawler or wheel tractors Bulldozers Off-highway trucks 13b
Operating a vehicle in reverse Graders Agricultural/industrial tractors 13c
Operating a vehicle in reverse Similar equipment Obstructed view to the rear 13d
Do if The equipment has a reverse signal alarm distinguishable from the surrounding noise level, or An employee signals that it is safe to do so 13e
Riding on forklifts Authorized to do so Safe place to ride 14a
Forklift operator training Identical to (l) 15a
Pile driving operations Accept signals from signalmen Hoisting piling/keep employees clear Cutting off driven piles Driving jacked piles 16a
Site clearing operations Protect from hazards Instructed in first aid 17a
Rollover protective structures Self-propelled scrapers Front-end loaders Dozers 18a
Rollover protective structures Industrial tractors Crawler tractors Crawler-type loaders Motor graders 18b
ROPS do not apply to Sideboom pipe laying tractors Compactors Rubber-tired skid-steers 18c
Info affixed to ROPS Info affixed to ROPS Mfg name and address Model number Equipment designed to fit 18d
Overhead protection for tractors Solid material Grid or mesh Not a hazard 19a