(1) Scope. This rule applies to
employer-owned vehicles, not licensed or normally operated on public highways
or roads, except the following:
(a) Powered
Industrial Trucks covered in OR-OSHA standard 1910.178 and OAR
437-002-0227.
(b) Earth moving equipment, (scrapers,
loaders, bulldozers and graders) covered by OAR
437-003-1926.602.
(c) Manufactured structures, ATVs, golf carts
and other similar devices not intended for highway or road use.
(2) Safe Operation. You must
require the driver to:
(a) Look in the
direction of travel and have a clear view unless being guided by somebody with
a clear view of the route.
(b) Slow
or stop as appropriate at intersections and not drive in marked pedestrian
lanes.
(c) Not drive a vehicle up
to a person standing in front of a stationary object.
(d) Manually control all towed or pushed
vehicles unless they use a towbar.
(3) Vehicle Loads. You must protect employees
from hazardous vehicle loads by requiring that they:
(a) Not load a vehicle beyond its rated
capacity.
(b) Stabilize, lash down
or otherwise secure the load.
(c)
Never be under an elevated load.
(4) Basic Equipment Requirements. You must
assure your vehicles comply with the following:
(a) Vehicles with windshields must have
working powered wipers and an effective defroster.
(b) There must be no broken glass that
impairs the driver's vision.
(c)
When the load or passengers obstruct the use of the interior rear view mirror,
there must be an outside rear view mirror on each side of the
vehicle.
(d) Vehicle brakes must be
effective when the vehicle is fully loaded. The parking brake must hold the
loaded vehicle on any slope which it may operate.
NOTE: The rules on safety chains do not apply to
saddle-mount towing, or to a semitrailer coupled to a towing vehicle with a
fifth wheel and kingpin assembly so designed that the upper and lower halves
may not separate without being manually released onto a dolly without a tow
bar.
(5)
Uncoupled towing. You must assure that:
(a)
Towed vehicles with a gross weight of 5,000 pounds or less must have at least
one safety chain or cable. Towed vehicles with a gross weight more than 5,000
pounds must have at least two safety chains or cables.
(b) Safety chains or cables must be strong
enough to control the towed vehicle in event the tow bar or coupling device
fails.
(c) Safety chains or cables
must connect to the towed and towing vehicles and to the tow bar so as to
prevent the tow bar from dropping to the ground if it or the coupling device
fails.
(d) There must be only
enough slack in safety chains or cables to permit proper turning.
(6) Coupled towing. You must
assure that:
(a) Drawbar, coupling device,
and other connections for towing of trailers must be strong enough to hold the
weight of the towed vehicle on any grade over which it may operate.
(b) Any coupling device on any towing vehicle
used as a connection for the tow bar on any towed vehicle with a gross weight
more than 5,000 pounds must be firmly attached to the frame or to a solid
connection to the frame.
(c) There
must be a suitable locking means to prevent accidental separation of the towed
and towing vehicles.
(d)
Connections must have only enough slack to allow for universal action of the
connections.
NOTE: When operating a vehicle near overhead power
lines more than 600 volts, OAR
437-002-0047 applies for General
Industry employers and OAR
437-003-0047 applies for
Construction employers.
