N.H. Admin. Code § Lab 1403.40 - Mechanized Equipment

The employer shall ensure compliance with the following requirements:

(a) All construction equipment in use shall be checked at the beginning of each shift to assure that all parts, equipment, and accessories that affect safe operation are in proper operating condition and free from defects. All defects shall be corrected before the vehicle is placed in service;

(b) No employer shall use any motor vehicle, earthmoving, or compacting equipment having an obstructed view to the rear unless:

(1) The vehicle has a reverse signal alarm distinguishable from the surrounding noise level; or

(2) The vehicle is backed up only when an appointed observer signals that it is safe to do so; and

(c) Heavy machinery, equipment, or parts thereof which are suspended or held aloft shall be blocked to prevent falling or shifting before employees are permitted to work under or between them.

Notes

N.H. Admin. Code § Lab 1403.40

#4118 eff 8-22-86, EXPIRED: 8-22-92

New. #6684, eff 2-4-98, EXPIRED: 2-4-06

New. #8606, INTERIM, eff 4-12-06, EXPIRED: 10-09-06 (formerly Lab 1403.53)

New. #8796, eff 1-11-07

Amended and Renumbered from Lab 1403.37 by Volume XXXV Number 18, Filed May 7, 2015 , Proposed by #10809, Effective 4/9/2015, Expires4/9/2015.