Employer Responsibilities - Compliance, Equipment Operation, and Servicing

Employers are responsible for ensuring that employees are compliant with certain regulations, such as OSHA's 29 CFR 1926, Subparts O and G.

Employers are also responsible for making sure that construction equipment and vehicles are maintained in safe operating conditions at all times through processes such as the following:

• Creating a scheduled maintenance program for vehicles and equipment
• Ensuring safety features are installed and functioning according to the manufacturer's specifications
• Inspecting all vehicles, equipment, and safety devices at the beginning of each work shift
• Reporting and removing any defective vehicles, equipment, and safety devices until these items are repaired
• Installing collision avoidance or proximity warning systems or monitoring technologies on construction vehicles and equipment to increase the likelihood that construction equipment operators will see those on foot near the equipment

Employers are responsible for training employees through a comprehensive program offered in the employee's primary language and at the appropriate literacy level. We will discuss components of the training program in more detail later in this course.

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