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 1598 - Traffic Control for Public Streets and Highways

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Where a hazard exists to employees
					 because of traffic or haulage conditions at work sites that encroach upon
					 public streets or highways, a system of traffic controls in conformance with
					 the "California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and
					 Highways, January 13, 2012," which is herein incorporated by reference and
					 referred to as the "Manual", published by the State Department of
					 Transportation, shall be required so as to abate the hazard.
NOTE: Additional means of traffic control, such as
						continuous patrol, detours, barricades, or other techniques for the safety of
						employees may be employed.
(b) Specifications for the size and design of
					 signs, lights, and devices used for traffic control shall be as described in
					 the "Manual", pursuant to the provisions of California Vehicle Code Section
					 21400, which
					 is incorporated by this reference.
(c) Employees (on foot) exposed to the hazard
					 of vehicular traffic shall wear warning garments such as vests, jackets, or
					 shirts manufactured in accordance with the requirements of the American
					 National Standards Institute (ANSI)/International Safety Equipment Association
					 (ISEA) 107-2004, High Visibility Safety Apparel and Headwear.
(d) During hours of darkness, warning
					 garments shall be retroreflective and shall be manufactured in accordance with
					 the requirements of the American National Standards Institute
					 (ANSI)/International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) 107-2004, High
					 Visibility Safety Apparel and Headwear. The retroreflective material shall be
					 visible at a minimum of 1,000 feet. White outer garments with retroreflective
					 material that meets the above requirements may be worn during hours of darkness
					 but not during snow or fog conditions, in lieu of colored vests, jackets and/or
					 shirts.
(e) The employer shall the
					 select the proper type (class) of high visibility safety apparel for a given
					 occupational activity by consulting the Manual, apparel manufacturer, ANSI/ISEA
					 107-2004, Appendix B or the American Traffic Safety Services Association
					 (ATSSA).
1.
						Amendment of subsection (e) filed 5-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter
						(Register 75, No. 21).
2. Repealer and new section filed 11-12-75;
						effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 46).
3.
						Amendment filed 9-6-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
						37).
4. Amendment of section including new subsection (d) filed
						11-30-92; operative 12-30-92 (Register 92, No. 49).
5. Amendment of
						subsections (a), (c) and (d) filed 2-19-97; operative 3-21-97 (Register 97, No.
						8).
6. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) filed 12-29-2006;
						operative 1-28-2007 (Register 2006, No. 52).
7. Amendment of
						subsections (c) and (d) and new subsection (e) filed 7-23-2009; operative
						8-22-2009 (Register 2009, No. 30).
8. Amendment of subsection (a)
						and amendment of the "California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for
						Streets and Highways" (incorporated by reference) filed 5-29-2014; operative
						7-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 22).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  142.3, Labor
						  Code. Reference: Section
						  142.3, Labor
						  Code.