California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 4 - Construction Safety Orders › Article 10 - Haulage and Earth Moving › Section 1593 - Haulage Vehicle Operation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Vehicles shall not be operated at speeds
					 which will endanger the driver or traffic.
(b) Haulage vehicles shall be under positive
					 control during all periods of operation. When descending grades, the vehicles
					 shall be kept in gear.
(c) When
					 wire rope is being wound on a power-driven drum, a mechanical threading device
					 shall be used, where practicable, to guide the cable. When this operation must
					 be done manually, the feet shall not be used and the hands shall be kept at
					 least 3 feet from the drum.
(d) 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 (brake); tires; horn; steering mechanism; coupling
					 devices; seat belts; operating controls; and safety devices. All defects
					 affecting safe operation 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.
(e) Exhaust Gases.
					 Vehicle engines shall not be allowed to run in closed garages or other enclosed
					 places, unless vents are provided which effectively remove the exhaust gases
					 from the building.
(f) Securing
					 Loads. Loads on vehicles shall be secured against displacement.
(g) Tire Repair. Except for emergency field
					 repairs, a safety tire rack, cage, or equivalent protection shall be used when
					 inflating truck or equipment tires after mounting on a rim, if such tires
					 depend upon a locking ring or similar device to hold them on the rim.
(h) Parking Brakes. Whenever the equipment is
					 parked, the parking brake shall be set. Equipment parked on inclines shall have
					 the wheels chocked and the parking brake set or be otherwise prevented from
					 moving by effective mechanical means.
(i) Scissor points on all front-end loaders
					 which constitute a hazard to the operator shall be adequately
					 guarded.
(j) A loader shall not
					 travel without adequate visibility for the driver and stability of the
					 equipment.
(k) No loading device
					 shall be left unattended until the load or bucket is lowered to the ground,
					 unless proper precautions such as blocking are taken to prevent accidental
					 lowering.
(l) All high lift trucks
					 (e.g., fork lifts), industrial trucks, and rider trucks used on a construction
					 site shall conform with the applicable orders in Article 25 of the General
					 Industry Safety Orders and:
(1) If a load is
					 lifted by two or more trucks working in unison, the proportion of the total
					 load carried by any one truck shall not exceed its capacity.
(2) Steering or spinner knobs shall not be
					 attached to the steering wheel unless the steering mechanism is of a type that
					 prevents road reactions from causing the steering handwheel to spin. The
					 steering knob shall be mounted within the periphery of the
					 wheel.