1910.269(p)(1): Mechanical Equipment General Rules

(1) General requirements. 3 citations

(i) The critical safety components of mechanical elevating and rotating equipment shall receive a thorough visual inspection before use on each shift. Open (p)(1)(i) 2 citations

Critical safety components of mechanical elevating and rotating equipment are components for which failure would result in free fall or free rotation of the boom.

(ii) No motor vehicle or earthmoving or compacting equipment having an obstructed view to the rear may be operated on off-highway jobsites where any employee is exposed to the hazards created by the moving vehicle, unless: Open (p)(1)(ii)

(A) The vehicle has a reverse signal alarm audible above the surrounding noise level, or Open (p)(1)(ii)(a)

(B) The vehicle is backed up only when a designated employee signals that it is safe to do so. Open (p)(1)(ii)(b)

(iii) Rubber-tired self-propelled scrapers, rubber-tired front-end loaders, rubber-tired dozers, wheel-type agricultural and industrial tractors, crawler-type tractors, crawler-type loaders, and motor graders, with or without attachments, shall have rollover protective structures that meet the requirements of Subpart W of Part 1926 of this chapter. Open (p)(1)(iii)

(iv) The operator of an electric line truck may not leave his or her position at the controls while a load is suspended, unless the employer can demonstrate that no employee (including the operator) is endangered. Open (p)(1)(iv) 1 citations