Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment Mechanized Equipment

for Constructionfor Construction

Signs and symbolsSigns and symbols

Visible at all times Visible at all times

Danger signs Danger signs

Caution signs Caution signs

1a

Exit signs Exit signs

Legible red lettersLegible red letters

Six inches highSix inches high

Three-fourths inch in widthThree-fourths inch in width

2a

Safety instruction Safety instruction signs/directional signssigns/directional signs

Safety instruction signsSafety instruction signs

Directional signsDirectional signs

3a

Traffic signsTraffic signs

Use at points of hazardUse at points of hazard

Follow ANSI D6.1-1971Follow ANSI D6.1-1971

4a

Accident prevention tagsAccident prevention tags

Temporary means of warning Temporary means of warning employeesemployees

Not be used in place of accident Not be used in place of accident prevention signsprevention signs

5a

Requirements for flagmenRequirements for flagmen

Requirements for flagmenRequirements for flagmen

Follow ANSI D6.1-1971Follow ANSI D6.1-1971

Red flags at least Red flags at least 18 inches 18 inches squaresquare

6a

Requirements for flagmenRequirements for flagmen

Sign paddlesSign paddles

In darkness—red lightsIn darkness—red lights

Warning garmentWarning garment

6b

BarricadesBarricades

Protection of employeesProtection of employees

Conform to ANSI D6.1-1971Conform to ANSI D6.1-1971

7a

Construction equipmentConstruction equipment

Unattended at nightUnattended at night

Adjacent to Adjacent to a highwaya highway

8a

Construction equipmentConstruction equipment

Adjacent to construction areasAdjacent to construction areas

Provide lights or Provide lights or reflectorsreflectors

8b

Tire mounting Tire mounting

InflatingInflating

MountingMounting

DismountingDismounting

9a

Tire mountingTire mounting

Split rimsSplit rims

Rims with locking ringsRims with locking rings

9b

Tire mounting safety Tire mounting safety equipment equipment

Tire rackTire rack

Safety cageSafety cage

Equivalent protectionEquivalent protection

9c

Suspended machinery or Suspended machinery or equipmentequipment

Block or crib machineryBlock or crib machinery

Slings, hoists, or jacksSlings, hoists, or jacks

Before working underBefore working under

10a

Bulldozer blades/dump Bulldozer blades/dump bodiesbodies

Fully lower or block Fully lower or block

Bulldozer/scraper blades Bulldozer/scraper blades

End-loader buckets End-loader buckets

Dump bodiesDump bodies

10b

Bulldozer blades/dump Bulldozer blades/dump bodiesbodies

Being repairedBeing repaired

When not in useWhen not in use

Controls in neutral positionControls in neutral position

Motors stopped/brakes setMotors stopped/brakes set

10c

Equipment parked on Equipment parked on inclinesinclines

Chock wheelsChock wheels

Set parking brakeSet parking brake

10d

Working around Working around power linespower lines

Comply with 1926.550(a)(15)Comply with 1926.550(a)(15)

Working or moving Working or moving equipmentequipment

Near power lines/Near power lines/energized energized transmitterstransmitters

11a

Motor vehicle inspectionMotor vehicle inspection

Operate on an off-highway jobsiteOperate on an off-highway jobsite

Not open to Not open to public trafficpublic traffic

Beginning of Beginning of each shifteach shift

12a

Inspect for: Inspect for:

Service brakesService brakes

Trailer brake connectionsTrailer brake connections

Hand brakeHand brake

12b

Inspect for:Inspect for:

BrakesBrakes

TiresTires

HornHorn

12c

Inspect for:Inspect for:

Steering mechanismSteering mechanism

Coupling devices Coupling devices

Seat belts Seat belts

12d

Inspect for:Inspect for:

Operating controlsOperating controls

Safety devicesSafety devices

12e

Inspect for:Inspect for:

LightsLights

ReflectorsReflectors

Windshield Windshield wiperswipers

12f

Inspect for:Inspect for:

DefrostersDefrosters

Fire extinguishersFire extinguishers

Other Other equipmentequipment

12g

Correct all defectsCorrect all defects

Before vehicle is placed in serviceBefore vehicle is placed in service

12h

Operating a vehicle in Operating a vehicle in reversereverse

Earthmoving equipmentEarthmoving equipment

ScrapersScrapers

LoadersLoaders

13a

Operating a vehicle in Operating a vehicle in reversereverse

Crawler or wheel tractorsCrawler or wheel tractors

BulldozersBulldozers

Off-highway Off-highway truckstrucks

13b

Operating a vehicle in Operating a vehicle in reversereverse

GradersGraders

Agricultural/industrial tractorsAgricultural/industrial tractors

13c

Operating a vehicle in Operating a vehicle in reversereverse

Similar equipmentSimilar equipment

Obstructed view to the rearObstructed view to the rear

13d

Do if Do if

The equipment has a reverse The equipment has a reverse signal alarm distinguishable from signal alarm distinguishable from the surrounding noise level, or the surrounding noise level, or

An employee signals that it is safe An employee signals that it is safe to do soto do so

13e

Riding on forkliftsRiding on forklifts

Authorized to do soAuthorized to do so

Safe place to rideSafe place to ride

14a

Forklift operator trainingForklift operator training

Identical to 1910.178(l)Identical to 1910.178(l)

15a

Pile driving operationsPile driving operations

Accept signals from signalmenAccept signals from signalmen

Hoisting piling/keep employees Hoisting piling/keep employees clearclear

Cutting off driven pilesCutting off driven piles

Driving jacked pilesDriving jacked piles

16a

Site clearing operationsSite clearing operations

Protect from hazardsProtect from hazards

Instructed in first aid Instructed in first aid

17a

Rollover protective Rollover protective structures structures

Self-propelled scrapersSelf-propelled scrapers

Front-end loadersFront-end loaders

DozersDozers

18a

Rollover protective Rollover protective structuresstructures

Industrial tractorsIndustrial tractors

Crawler tractorsCrawler tractors

Crawler-type loadersCrawler-type loaders

Motor gradersMotor graders

18b

ROPS do not apply toROPS do not apply to

Sideboom pipe laying tractorsSideboom pipe laying tractors

CompactorsCompactors

Rubber-tired skid-steersRubber-tired skid-steers

18c

Info affixed to ROPSInfo affixed to ROPS

Mfg name and addressMfg name and address

Model numberModel number

Equipment designed to fitEquipment designed to fit

18d

Overhead protection for Overhead protection for tractorstractors

Solid materialSolid material

Grid or meshGrid or mesh

Not a hazard Not a hazard

19a