                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 SAFETY MEASURES ON EQUIPMENT (§ 45.2-917)

A. Every rubber-tired or crawler-mounted piece of equipment shall have a
rollover protective structure to the extent required by 30 C.F.R. &#xA7;
77.403-1.

B. Each seat belt provided in mobile equipment shall be maintained in safe
working condition. Every operator of such equipment shall wear a seat belt when
the equipment is in motion.

C. Mobile equipment shall be equipped with adequate brakes and parking brakes.

D. Cab windows shall be of safe design, kept in good condition, and clean for
adequate visibility.

E. Any tire shall be deflated before any repair on it is started, and adequate
means shall be provided to prevent wheel-locking rims from creating a hazard
during tire inflation.

F. An audible warning device and headlights shall be provided on each piece of
self-propelled mobile equipment.

G. An automatic backup alarm that is audible above surrounding noise levels
shall be provided on each piece of mobile equipment. An automatic
reverse-activated strobe light may be substituted for an audible alarm when
mobile equipment is operated at night.

H. Each piece of equipment that is raised for repairs or other work shall be
securely blocked before any person positions himself where the falling of such
equipment could create a hazardous condition.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 45-69.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-73; 1979, c.
315; 1983, c. 70; 1985, c. 302; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.270; 1996, c. 774;
1999, c. 256; 2005, c. 3; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.