motor vehicles & rollover protective structures (rops) subpart o & subpart w

Motor Vehicles & Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS)

Subpart O & Subpart W

Most Frequently Cited- 2004

60©(1)(vi) Industrial trucks must comply with ANSI B56.1- 1969 (70)

602(a)(9)(ii) No reverse alarm signal on earthmoving equipment (56)

602(a)(2)(I) Seat belts (34)602©(1)(viii)(A) Use of safety platform on forklift

(28)602(a)(9)(i) No horn on Bi-directional machine

(27)

Equipment General Requirements

Equipment left unattended at night adjacent to highway or active work areas must have lights or barricades to identify location.

Safety tire rack is mandatory when inflating, mounting or dismounting tires on split rims or rims with locking rings.


Suspended equipment must be blocked or cribbed to prevent movement when employees are working underneath and controls set n neutral with engine shut off and brakes set.

When equipment is parked, the parking brake must be set. Equipment parked on an incline must have wheels chocked and parking brake set.


• Cab glass must be safety glass with no distortions.

• Must keep a minimum of 10’ from power line.

Motor Vehicles

Motor vehicles are those that operate within an off- highway jobsite, not open to public traffic.

All vehicles must have service, emergency, and parking brake system.

When conditions warrant, must be equipped with at least two headlights and two taillights in operable condition.

Motor Vehicles

Must have audible warning device (horn).

Must have windshields and wipers.

No cracked glass.

Motor Vehicles

Motor vehicles with obstructed view to rear must have reverse signal alarm or observer signals.

If loaded by crane, shovel, loaders, etc., must have cab shield/ canopy to protect operator.

Motor Vehicles

Must secure tools/ equipment when transporting with employees.

When transporting employees must have seats firmly secured and adequate for number of employees.

Must have seat belts.

Motor Vehicles

Trucks with dump bodies must have positive means of support, permanently attached and capable of being locked in position to prevent accidental lowering the body while maintenance/ inspection work done.

Motor Vehicles

Operating levers controlling hoisting or dumping must have latch to prevent accidental starting or tripping of the mechanism.

Motor Vehicles

Trip handles for tailgates of dump trucks arranged so operator in the clear when dumping.

Motor Vehicles

All of the following on vehicles must be checked at the beginning of each shift:

Service breaks, parking system, emergency brake, tires, horn, steering mechanism, coupling devices, seat belts, windshield wipers, defrosters, fire extinguishers, etc.

Material Handling Equipment

Applies to scrapers, loaders, crawler or wheel tractors, bulldozers, off-

highway trucks, graders, agricultural and industrial tractors, and similar

equipment.


Must have seat belts.Bi-directional machines must have

functioning horn.Reverse signal alarm or signal person when

obstructed view to the rear.


Roadway or grade must be constructed and maintained to accommodate safety the movement of the equipment and vehicles.

Emergency access ramp and berm constructed to restrain and control runaway vehicles.


Must have service braking system capable of stopping and holding the equipment fully loaded.

Rollover Protective Structures

Equipment includes dozers, scrapers, loaders, graders & crawler tractors.

All equipment build after September 1, 1972 must have ROPS.

Rollover Protection Structures

Equipment build before September 1, 1972 must be retro- fitted to 2/1 safety factor.


Lifting & Hauling EquipmentRated capacity must be clearly posted.No modifications can be made without

authorization from manufacturer.Equipment must meet ANSI B56.1 –1969

standards.


For protection of the public, keys should never be left in the cab.

Excavating Equipment

Train operators in the proper use of equipment they are assigned to operate.

Operators must conduct visual and operational checks on all systems and controls before working.

Instruct operators to lower the boom to the ground and turn off machine before stepping off.


Do not permit excavators or backhoes to be operated on grades steeper than those allowed by manufacturer.

Make sure workers keep equipment at a safe distance from excavation/ trenches.


Securely latch attachments (quick- disconnect buckets) before work begins.

Follow manufacturers instructions for using positive locks on quick- disconnect.

Make frequent visual inspections of quick- disconnect system- especially after changing attachments.

Powered Industrial Trucks

Employer must ensure operator is competent by completion of training program.


Trainees can only operate fork trucks: Under supervision of trainer Where it is safe to do so


Training must include practical training, formal training & performance evaluation.

Retraining required if unsafe operation, accident or near miss occur.


Additional precautions required to protect personnel being lifted: Use of a safety platform firmly secured to the

lifting carriage or forks Means where personnel on platform can shut

off power to truck Protection from falling objects Know what the manufacturer allows

Pile Driving Equipment

Overhead protection equivalent to 2” planking required.

Stop blocks provided for leads to prevent hammer from being raised against head block.


A blocking device must be provided under the hammer while employees working underneath.

Guards across top of the head block to prevent the cable form jumping out of the sheaves.


Fixed leading must be provided with ladder and fall anchorage attachment point.

If platform provided, must have standard guardrails.


Safety chains for hose connections. Steam line controls- two shutoff valves, one

quick- acting lever within easy reach of operator.

Guys or outriggers provided to maintain stability of pile driver rigs.


All employees kept clear when piling being hoisted into leads.

When cutting off tops of piles, suspend operations at least twice the length of the longest pile from the driver.

Site Clearing

Employees protected from irritant and toxic plants and instructed in first aid treatment available.

Overhead guards and rollover protection required.

Marine Operations & Equipment

Ramps for access of vehicles to barges of adequate strength, provided with side boards, maintained and secured.

Unless employees can step to or from wharf, float, boat… a ramp of walkway must be provided.


Jacob’s ladders must be double rung or flat tread type, maintained and secured.

Jacob’s ;adder must hang without slack or be pulled up entirely


When top of access rest on or is flush with bulwark, steps must be properly secured and at least one handrail must be provided.

Access must be fully illuminated.


No obstructions may be laid on or across gangway.

Unless structure does not allow, employee access located so load will not pass over employees.


If necessary to stand where less than 24” of bulwark, rail of other means of protection against falling must be provided.

Employees not to pass fore and aft, over, or around deck loads, unless safe passage.


Employer must ensure at least one U.S. Coast Guard- approved 30” life ring, with not less than 90’ of line attached, and at least one portable of permanent ladder reaching top of apron to surface of water in vicinity of each barge.


Employees working on unguarded decks of barges must be protected with U.S. Coast Guard- approved work vests of buoyant vests.

Questions For Review

1. What should be done when equipment is parked overnight near the road?

2. When equipment is parked on an incline, what should we do?

3. What is the only substitute for a back-up alarm?

4. Is it acceptable to operate equipment made before 1972 that does not have ROPS?

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