C.F.R. » Title 29 » CHAPTER XVII—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › PART 1926—SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION › Subpart O—Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment, and Marine Operations

29 C.F.R. § 1926.601

Motor vehicles

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(a) Coverage. Motor vehicles as covered by this part are those vehicles that operate within an off-highway jobsite, not open to public traffic. The requirements of this section do not apply to equipment for which rules are prescribed in § 1926.602.

(b) General requirements. (1) All vehicles shall have a service brake system, an emergency brake system, and a parking brake system. These systems may use common components, and shall be maintained in operable condition.

(2)(i) Whenever visibility conditions warrant additional light, all vehicles, or combinations of vehicles, in use shall be equipped with at least two headlights and two taillights in operable condition.

(ii) All vehicles, or combination of vehicles, shall have brake lights in operable condition regardless of light conditions.

(3) All vehicles shall be equipped with an adequate audible warning device at the operator's station and in an operable condition.

(4) No employer shall use any motor vehicle equipment having an obstructed view to the rear unless:

(i) The vehicle has a reverse signal alarm audible above the surrounding noise level or:

(ii) The vehicle is backed up only when an observer signals that it is safe to do so.

(5) All vehicles with cabs shall be equipped with windshields and powered wipers. Cracked and broken glass shall be replaced. Vehicles operating in areas or under conditions that cause fogging or frosting of the windshields shall be equipped with operable defogging or defrosting devices.

(6) All haulage vehicles, whose pay load is loaded by means of cranes, power shovels, loaders, or similar equipment, shall have a cab shield and/or canopy adequate to protect the operator from shifting or falling materials.

(7) Tools and material shall be secured to prevent movement when transported in the same compartment with employees.

(8) Vehicles used to transport employees shall have seats firmly secured and adequate for the number of employees to be carried.

(9) Seat belts and anchorages meeting the requirements of 49 CFR part 571 (Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) shall be installed in all motor vehicles.

(10) Trucks with dump bodies shall be equipped with positive means of support, permanently attached, and capable of being locked in position to prevent accidental lowering of the body while maintenance or inspection work is being done.

(11) Operating levers controlling hoisting or dumping devices on haulage bodies shall be equipped with a latch or other device which will prevent accidental starting or tripping of the mechanism.

(12) Trip handles for tailgates of dump trucks shall be so arranged that, in dumping, the operator will be in the clear.

(13) (i) All rubber-tired motor vehicle equipment manufactured on or after May 1, 1972, shall be equipped with fenders. All rubber-tired motor vehicle equipment manufactured before May 1, 1972, shall be equipped with fenders not later than May 1, 1973.

(ii) Mud flaps may be used in lieu of fenders whenever motor vehicle equipment is not designed for fenders.

(14) All vehicles in use shall be checked at the beginning of each shift to assure that the following parts, equipment, and accessories are in safe operating condition and free of apparent damage that could cause failure while in use: service brakes, including trailer brake connections; parking system (hand brake); emergency stopping system (brakes); tires; horn; steering mechanism; coupling devices; seat belts; operating controls; and safety devices. All defects shall be corrected before the vehicle is placed in service. These requirements also apply to equipment such as lights, reflectors, windshield wipers, defrosters, fire extinguishers, etc., where such equipment is necessary.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1973–2022 · leading case: Comm'r of Labor v. Eustis Cable Enter., LTD, 206 A.3d 1260 (Vt. 2019).
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Comm'r of Labor v. Eustis Cable Enter., LTD, 206 A.3d 1260 (Vt. 2019). · cites it 8× “We conclude that the evidence and findings do not support the board's conclusion that Eustis was on notice of the violation and accordingly reverse and strike the citation alleging a violation of 29 C.F.R. § 1926.601 (b)(14) and associated penalty.”
State ex rel. Cassens Corp. v. Indus. Comm., 2022 Ohio 2936 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “uirements in that section to fire protection, design, maintenance and use of fork trucks, tractors, platform lift trucks, motorized hand trucks, and other specialized industrial trucks, and specifically excluding compressed air or non-flammable compressed gas-operated industrial…”
Clarkson Constr. Co. v. Occupational Saf. & Health Review Comm'n & Sec'y of Labor, 531 F.2d 451 (10th Cir. 1976). · cites it 2× “The order for which review is sought is one which the Administrative Law Judge held to be supported by the weight of the evidence and to establish that the applicable regulation, 29 C.F.R. § 1926.601 (b)(4), had been violated.”
J.L. Foti Constr. Co., Inc. v. Raymond J. Donovan, Sec'y of Labor, Occupational Saf. & Health Review Comm'n, 786 F.2d 714 (6th Cir. 1986). · cites it 3× “451 (a)(14) by failing to extend two scaffold planks at least six inches beyond their supports and 29 C.F.R. § 1926.601 (b)(4) by operating a highlift with an obstructed view to the rear in reverse without sounding a reverse signal alarm or posting an observer.”
Robert B. Reich, Sec'y of Labor v. Mashantucket Sand & Gravel, & Occupational Saf. & Health Review Comm'n, 95 F.3d 174 (2d Cir. 1996). · cites it 2× “See 29 C.F.R. 1926.601(b)(5) (cracked windshield); 29 C.”
R. Acosta, Sec'y, LABR v. Hensel Phelps Constr, 909 F.3d 723 (5th Cir. 2018). “OSHA cited Southeast for violating 29 C.F.R. § 1926.601 (b)(4), which forbids an "employer" from using any vehicle with an obstructed rear view unless the vehicle has a reverse signal alarm or *741 the driver, when reversing, relies on an observer to signal that it is safe to do…”
Daugherty v. S. Pac. Transp. Co., 772 S.W.2d 81 (Tex. 1989). · cites it 2× “During the trial, the Daughertys requested the trial court to take judicial notice of certain regulations, 29 C.F.R. § 1926.601 (1988), promulgated pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Act of 1970, 29 U.”
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. Merritt, 608 S.E.2d 714 (Ga. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “See 29 CFR § 1926.601 (b)(1), (14). Johnson v.”
George J. Igel & Co. v. Occupational Saf. & Health Review Comm'n, 50 F. App'x 707 (6th Cir. 2002). · cites it 4× “Although 29 C.F.R. § 1926.601 (b)(10) requires that dump trucks have such a device permanently attached to them, when Testa was cleaning the truck, it had no such device.”
Fernandez v. Ford Motor Co., 879 P.2d 101 (N.M. Ct. App. 1994). “29 CFR, Section 1926.601(b)(4) provides: (4) No employer shall use any motor vehicle equipment having an obstructed view to the rear unless: (i) [t]he vehicle has a reverse signal alarm audible above the surrounding noise levelQ] or: (ii) [t]he vehicle is backed up only when an…”
Massey v. Century Ready Mix Corp., 552 So. 2d 565 (La. Ct. App. 1989). “Plaintiffs also contend that Century is liable because of its negligence in not providing a backup alarm or a flagman, as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, 29 C.F.R. § 1926.601 (b)(3) and (4). Plaintiffs claim that this alleged negligence…”
Roti v. Ltd Commodities, 823 N.E.2d 636 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “” 29 C.F.R. § 1926.601 (b)(4) (2002). Clearly, the federal regulation allows LTD to use an alarm or a human observer.”
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— 29 C.F.R. § 1926.601(a) — 1 case
State ex rel. Cassens Corp. v. Indus. Comm., 2022 Ohio 2936 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “uirements in that section to fire protection, design, maintenance and use of fork trucks, tractors, platform lift trucks, motorized hand trucks, and other specialized industrial trucks, and specifically excluding compressed air or non-flammable compressed gas-operated industrial…”
— 29 C.F.R. § 1926.601(b)(4) — 1 case
Fernandez v. Ford Motor Co., 879 P.2d 101 (N.M. Ct. App. 1994). “29 CFR, Section 1926.601(b)(4) provides: (4) No employer shall use any motor vehicle equipment having an obstructed view to the rear unless: (i) [t]he vehicle has a reverse signal alarm audible above the surrounding noise levelQ] or: (ii) [t]he vehicle is backed up only when an…”
— 29 C.F.R. § 1926.601(b)(5) — 1 case
Robert B. Reich, Sec'y of Labor v. Mashantucket Sand & Gravel, & Occupational Saf. & Health Review Comm'n, 95 F.3d 174 (2d Cir. 1996). “See 29 C.F.R. 1926.601(b)(5) (cracked windshield); 29 C.”
— 29 C.F.R. § 1926.601(b)(8) — 1 case
Robert B. Reich, Sec'y of Labor v. Mashantucket Sand & Gravel, & Occupational Saf. & Health Review Comm'n, 95 F.3d 174 (2d Cir. 1996). “See 29 C.F.R. 1926.601(b)(5) (cracked windshield); 29 C.”
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