Struck-By Hazards: Vehicles and Equipment for Construction Workers

Last Updated: October 6, 2026

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Struck-By Hazards: Vehicles and Equipment for Construction Workers

1 Lesson

Interactive course

For construction workers who work on foot around vehicles and earthmoving equipment, act as spotters, or drive site vehicles: backing rules, power-line clearance, raised and parked equipment, and riding and pre-shift checks.

This certificate records completion of awareness training based on OSHA 29 CFR 1926.201, 1926.600, 1926.601 and 1926.602. It is not an OSHA card or license, and it does not qualify anyone to operate equipment or to serve as a flagger. These sections have no training paragraph for workers on foot, and this certificate does not by itself meet the general training requirement of 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2). Your employer must still instruct you in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to your work environment to control or eliminate any hazards. Forklift operators need the separate operator training in 1926.602(d), and flagging must conform to Part 6 of the MUTCD under 1926.201(a).

What you will learn

Recognize when a vehicle or machine may back up, and what must be in place first: an alarm or a signal from an observer
Spot for equipment working near overhead power lines
Stay out from under raised loads, blades, buckets and dump bodies unless they are blocked or supported, and park equipment the safe way
Ride and drive safely: where you may ride, and the start-of-shift vehicle check

Course outline

Backing and spotting: When a vehicle or machine may back up; Spotting near overhead power lines
Raised and parked equipment: Never trust hydraulics to hold it up
Riding and driving: Where you may ride; If you drive: the start-of-shift check
On the job