Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 735 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DRIVER AND MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICES DIVISION › Division 124 - CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES › Section 735-124-0060 - Class "C" Vehicles

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Flatbed trucks, dump trucks, and pickups shall not be used to
				transport workers, except when the following conditions are complied
				with:
(1) Truck beds shall be
			 adequately secured to the truck frame.
(2) Vehicles with tilting, sliding, or
			 otherwise movable decks or bodies shall have decks or bodies secured in a
			 manner to prevent accidental movement. Dump truck bodies shall be secured or
			 the hoist lever locked.
(3) Flatbed
			 vehicles, when provided with seats for the workers, shall be equipped with
			 substantial sides not less than 42 inches high, secured to an end gate or the
			 vehicle cab at the front end, and either with a 42 inch high end gate across
			 the rear, secured to the vehicle sides, or with not less than three chains or
			 ropes securely fastened across the back of the vehicle deck at the following
			 approximate heights: the top rope or chain 42 inches high, the intermediate 28
			 inches high, and the bottom 14 inches high. Seats shall be firmly secured and
			 no openings larger than six inches vertical shall be permitted in sides or in
			 end gates.
(4) Flatbed vehicles not
			 provided with seats shall be equipped with substantial sides and end gates not
			 less than 24 inches high and workmen shall be required to sit on the floor.
EXCEPTION:
-1- If sides and end gates are not provided not more than four
				persons may be permitted to ride behind the truck cab and then only if
				substantial handholds are provided for their safety and they are required to
				use the handholds.
-2- Handholds may consist of
-a- a 3/4 inch or larger pipe secured to cab or cab
				guard,
-b- the top of the cab guard,
-c- slotted holes in cab guard,
-d- a wooden 2" x 4" bar secured to cab or cab guard.
-3- All handholds shall be of a convenient height. Workers
				under 16 years of age shall not be permitted to ride in this manner.
(5) Flatbed trucks on which more than four
			 workers are required to stand shall have substantial sides and end gates not
			 less than 48 inches high with no openings larger than six inches vertical.
			 Sides and ends shall be secured as required in section (3) of this
			 rule.
(6) Pickup and dump truck
			 tailgates shall be closed and secured and workers shall sit on the floor unless
			 seats firmly secured in place and substantial sides not less than 42 inches
			 high are provided. A chain or rope shall be secured across the rear of such
			 vehicles equipped with seats.
EXCEPTION: When workers are permitted to sit on low boxes or
				similar equipment, side rails which will increase height of pickup and dump
				truck bodies to not less than 36 inches shall be added with no openings larger
				than six inches. When heavy canvas is used as a top and sides and secured to
				the vehicle sides, the addition of side rails will not be
				required.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  184.616 & ORS
				  820.030
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  820.010 - ORS
				  820.030