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 11 - Vehicles, Traffic Control, Flaggers, Barricades, and Warning Signs › Section 1597 - Jobsite Vehicles

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Jobsite vehicles as defined in Section
						1504 of these Orders, which are
						utilized on jobsites exclusively and are, therefore, excluded from the
						provisions of applicable traffic and vehicular codes shall be equipped and
						operated in the following manner:
(a)
					 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.
(b) 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.
(c) All vehicles, or
					 combination of vehicles, shall have brake lights in operable condition
					 regardless of light conditions.
(d)
					 Vehicles with cabs shall have windshields and powered windshield wipers.
					 Cracked or broken windshields shall be replaced promptly. Where fogging or
					 frosting of windshields is prevalent, operable defogging or defrosting
					 equipment shall be required.
(e)
					 Tools and material shall be secured to prevent movement when transported in the
					 same compartment with employees.
(f) Vehicles used to transport employees
					 shall have seats firmly secured and adequate for the number of employees to be
					 carried.
(g) Vehicles on
					 construction sites, not covered by the provisions of 1596 (g) or applicable
					 provisions of the State of California Motor Vehicle Code shall have installed
					 seat belts and anchorages meeting the requirements of 49 CFR Part 571
					 (Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
					 Standards).
(h) The employer shall
					 require the use of seat belts.
(i)
					 Vehicles excluded from provisions of 1591 and the State of California Motor
					 Vehicle Code shall be equipped with fenders or, if vehicle is not designed for
					 fenders, mud flaps.
(j) Vehicles
					 not covered under other sections 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.
(k) Where vehicles
					 are operated, temporary covers for conduits, trenches and manholes and their
					 supports, when located in roadways and vehicular aisles, shall be designed to
					 carry at least 2 times the maximum intended vehicular live load and they shall
					 be designed and installed as to prevent accidental displacement.
(l) Exhaust retrofits. If an exhaust retrofit
					 is installed on a vehicle, it shall be installed and maintained in accordance
					 with Section
					 1591(m).
1. New
						section filed 5-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No.
						21).
2. New subsection (i) filed 5-21-75; effective thirtieth day
						thereafter (Register 75, No. 21).
3. Editorial correction of
						subsection (g) (Register 82 No. 3).
4. Amendment of Article 11 Title
						and Section
						1597 filed 9-10-85; effective
						thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 37).
5. Editorial
						correction of Article 11 Title filed 12-3-85; effective thirtieth day
						thereafter (Register 85, No. 49).
6. Amendment of subsection (d)
						filed 4-4-96; operative 5-4-96 (Register 96, No. 14).
7. Amendment
						of first paragraph filed 3-5-2008; operative 4-4-2008 (Register 2008, No.
						10).
8. New subsection (l) filed 2-1-2012; operative 3-2-2012
						(Register 2012, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  142.3, Labor
						  Code. Reference: Section
						  142.3, Labor
						  Code.