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 1591 - Haulage Vehicles, Equipment-Construction and Maintenance

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Windshields complying with the applicable
					 provisions of the Vehicle Code shall be provided and maintained on haulage
					 vehicles and scrapers.
(b)
					 Equipment and accessories installed on haulage vehicles shall be arranged so as
					 to avoid impairing the driver's operational vision to the front or
					 sides.
(c) Brakes, General. Service
					 brake systems for self-propelled, rubber-tired, off-highway equipment
					 manufactured before January 1, 1972 (for scrapers January 1, 1971) shall meet
					 minimum performance criteria for service brake systems as set forth in the
					 Society of Automotive Engineers Recommended Practices listed below. Service,
					 emergency and parking brake systems for self-propelled, rubber-tired,
					 off-highway equipment manufactured after January 1, 1972 (for scrapers January
					 1, 1971) shall meet the applicable minimum performance criteria for each system
					 as set forth in the same Society of Automotive Engineers Recommended Practices:
Self-Propelled
								Graders..........................
..........................SAE
								J236-1971
Trucks and
								Wagons..........................
..........................SAE
								J166-1971
Front-End Loaders &
								Dozers..........................
..........................SAE
								J237-1971
Self-Propelled
								Scrapers..........................
..........................SAEJ319b-1971
NOTE: Equipment that meets the performance criteria of
						SAE Recommended Practice J1152-APR 1980, Braking Performance--Rubber-Tired
						Construction Machines, satisfies the requirements of this
						Section.
(d) Air Tank
					 Service. Liquids should be drained automatically from vehicle's compressed air
					 tanks, but if such automatic equipment is not provided, the tanks shall be
					 drained manually at least once each operating shift.
(e) Cab Shield. Haulage vehicles, whose pay
					 load is loaded by means of cranes, power shovels, loaders, or similar
					 equipment, shall have a cab shield and/or canopy adequate to protect the
					 operator from shifting or falling materials.
(f) Fenders. Fenders complying with the
					 following standards from SAE Recommended Practice J321, November, 1967 or J321b
					 April, 1978, shall be provided on new scrapers, carryalls, related power units,
					 and trailed hauling units manufactured and placed into service after January 1,
					 1971.
(g) Lights. 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.
(h) Canopy. Crawler tractors, bulldozers,
					 carryalls and similar equipment manufactured and used prior to April 1, 1971,
					 except for scrapers, front-end loaders and new equipment covered by 1596, shall
					 have canopy protection and seat belts for the operator when used where there is
					 exposure to falling or rolling objects.
(i) Operating Levers. 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.
(j) Trip Handles.
					 Trip handles for tailgates of dump trucks shall be so arranged that in dumping,
					 the operator will not be exposed either to the hazard of being struck by
					 falling material or any part of the truck.
(k) Dump Bodies. Haulage vehicles equipped
					 with dump bodies that tilt to release their load by gravity through an opening
					 at the rear or side shall be provided with a device that gives the operator a
					 clearly audible or visible warning when sufficient force is applied by the
					 elevating mechanism to cause or sustain dump body elevation.
(l) Hazard Signals. Tractor-scrapers
					 (self-propelled) pushed by other equipment during loading operations shall be
					 provided with a clearly audible or visible warning device that can be activated
					 by the operator of the tractor-scraper to communicate an "ALL STOP" warning to
					 the pushing equipment in event of an emergency.
(m) Exhaust retrofits. If an exhaust retrofit
					 is installed on a vehicle, it shall be installed and maintained in accordance
					 with the following:
(1) An exhaust retrofit
					 shall not reduce the capacity, structural integrity, or safe performance of a
					 vehicle.
(2) An exhaust retrofit
					 shall not reduce an employee's ability to access or egress a vehicle
					 safely.
(3) An exhaust retrofit
					 shall be located or effectively shielded such that it does not increase the
					 risk of a fire due to accidental contact with hydraulic fluid or fuel spilled
					 during transfer or sprayed from a broken hose, pipe, or container.
(4) An exhaust retrofit shall be located or
					 effectively shielded such that it does not increase the risk of an employee
					 contacting exhaust system surfaces having a temperature of 140 degrees F (60
					 degrees C) or higher. Heat shielding is not required on an exhaust retrofit
					 located under the hood of a vehicle if space limitations make shielding
					 impracticable.
(5) An exhaust
					 retrofit, excluding exhaust stacks which are the subject of subsection (6),
					 shall not obstruct the driver's view of an area or object located 40 inches
					 outside of the smallest rectangle that encompasses the perimeter of a vehicle,
					 as determined in accordance with the following:
(A) A modification or addition made to a
					 vehicle to install a retrofit, such as an expanded engine compartment hood or
					 added heat shield, shall be considered part of the exhaust retrofit,
(B) If a bucket or blade is attached to a
					 vehicle, it shall be placed in the traveling position and shall be considered a
					 part of the vehicle for the purpose of establishing the perimeter of the
					 vehicle to the front and rear, but not to the sides,
(C) The driver's view shall be determined
					 without the use of mirrors or cameras, and
(D) The driver's view shall represent the
					 view that a driver would have under the following conditions:
1. The driver weighs at least 195 pounds and
					 is less than 70 inches tall,
2. The
					 driver is sitting upright in the driver's seat and is looking towards the
					 exhaust retrofit, and
3. The
					 driver's seat is positioned in the middle of its adjustable range.
NOTE: The Visibility Test Procedures in Non-Mandatory
						Appendix A constitute one method that may be used to demonstrate compliance
						with this subsection.
(6) Exhaust stacks on exhaust retrofits, when
					 compared to exhaust stacks on the vehicle as originally manufactured, shall
					 comply with the following conditions:
(A)
					 Retrofit exhaust stacks shall be located or effectively shielded such that the
					 stacks do not increase the risk of an employee contacting stack surfaces having
					 a temperature of 140 degrees F (60 degrees C) or higher;
(B) Retrofit exhaust stacks shall not reduce
					 the driver's view of the outside edge of the blade or bucket on earthmoving
					 equipment, as determined without the use of mirrors or cameras; and
(C) Retrofit exhaust stacks shall not reduce
					 the driver's view to the front, sides, or rear of the vehicle, as determined
					 without the use of mirrors or cameras. A retrofit exhaust stack reduces the
					 driver's view if the area it obstructs from the driver's view is wider than the
					 area obstructed by the original exhaust stack. Exhaust stack modifications that
					 shall be considered to reduce the driver's view include, but are not limited
					 to, the following:
(i) Increasing the
					 diameter of an exhaust stack,
(ii)
					 Moving an exhaust stack closer to the driver,
(iii) Moving an exhaust stack from a location
					 where it is hidden from the driver's view by a part of the vehicle, such as the
					 cab frame, to a location where it obstructs the driver's view, or
(iv) Moving an exhaust stack from a location
					 in the driver's peripheral view to a location in the driver's operational
					 view.