Other Hazardous Exposures

Vehicular Traffic

Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic must be provided with, and must wear, warning vests or other garments marked with or made of reflectorized or high-visibility material.

Exposure to Falling Loads

Adhere to the following regulations to protect employees from falling loads:

• Require employees to stand away from any vehicle being loaded or unloaded to avoid being struck by spillage or falling materials.
• Do not permit employees to be underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment.
• An operator may remain in the cab of a haulage vehicle whose payload is loaded by means of cranes, power shovels, loaders, or similar equipment only if a cab shield or canopy adequate to protect the operator from shifting or falling materials is present. (See §1926.601(b)(6) for more information.)

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