363OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdmin.,Labor§1926.6021972,shallbeequippedwithfendersnotlaterthanMay1,1973.(ii)Mudflapsmaybeusedinlieuoffenderswhenevermotorvehicleequip-mentisnotdesignedforfenders.(14)Allvehiclesinuseshallbecheckedatthebeginningofeachshifttoassurethatthefollowingparts,equipment,andaccessoriesareinsafeoperatingconditionandfreeofappar-entdamagethatcouldcausefailurewhileinuse:servicebrakes,includingtrailerbrakeconnections;parkingsys-tem(handbrake);emergencystoppingsystem(brakes);tires;horn;steeringmechanism;couplingdevices;seatbelts;operatingcontrols;andsafetydevices.Alldefectsshallbecorrectedbeforethevehicleisplacedinservice.Theserequirementsalsoapplytoequipmentsuchaslights,reflectors,windshieldwipers,defrosters,fireex-tinguishers,etc.,wheresuchequip-mentisnecessary.§1926.602Materialhandlingequip-ment.(a)Earthmovingequipment;General.(1)Theserulesapplytothefollowingtypesofearthmovingequipment:scrapers,loaders,crawlerorwheeltractors,bulldozers,off-highwaytrucks,graders,agriculturalandindus-trialtractors,andsimilarequipment.Thepromulgationofspecificrulesforcompactorsandrubber-tired‘‘skid-steer’’equipmentisreservedpendingconsiderationofstandardscurrentlybeingdeveloped.(2)Seatbelts.(i)Seatbeltsshallbeprovidedonallequipmentcoveredbythissectionandshallmeettherequire-mentsoftheSocietyofAutomotiveEngineers,J386–1969,SeatBeltsforConstructionEquipment.Seatbeltsforagriculturalandlightindustrialtrac-torsshallmeettheseatbeltrequire-mentsofSocietyofAutomotiveEngi-neersJ333a–1970,OperatorProtectionforAgriculturalandLightIndustrialTractors.(ii)Seatbeltsneednotbeprovidedforequipmentwhichisdesignedonlyforstandupoperation.(iii)Seatbeltsneednotbeprovidedforequipmentwhichdoesnothaveroll-overprotectivestructure(ROPS)oradequatecanopyprotection.(3)Accessroadwaysandgrades.(i)Noemployershallmoveorcausetobemovedconstructionequipmentorvehi-clesuponanyaccessroadwayorgradeunlesstheaccessroadwayorgradeisconstructedandmaintainedtoaccom-modatesafelythemovementoftheequipmentandvehiclesinvolved.(ii)Everyemergencyaccessrampandbermusedbyanemployershallbeconstructedtorestrainandcontrolrunawayvehicles.(4)Brakes.Allearthmovingequip-mentmentionedinthis§1926.602(a)shallhaveaservicebrakingsystemca-pableofstoppingandholdingtheequipmentfullyloaded,asspecifiedinSocietyofAutomotiveEngineersSAE-J237,LoaderDozer–1971,J236,Graders–1971,andJ319b,Scrapers–1971.Brakesystemsforself-propelledrubber-tiredoff-highwayequipmentmanufacturedafterJanuary1,1972shallmeettheap-plicableminimumperformancecriteriasetforthinthefollowingSocietyofAutomotiveEngineersRecommendedPractices:Self-PropelledScrapers................SAEJ319b–1971.Self-PropelledGraders.................SAEJ236–1971.TrucksandWagons......................SAEJ166–1971.FrontEndLoadersandDozers....SAEJ237–1971.(5)Fenders.Pneumatic-tiredearth-movinghaulageequipment(trucks,scrapers,tractors,andtrailingunits)whosemaximumspeedexceeds15milesperhour,shallbeequippedwithfend-ersonallwheelstomeettherequire-mentsofSocietyofAutomotiveEngi-neersSAEJ321a–1970,FendersforPneumatic-TiredEarthmovingHaulageEquipment.Anemployermay,ofcourse,atanytimeseektoshowunder§1926.2,thattheuncoveredwheelspresentnohazardtopersonnelfromflyingmaterials.(6)Rolloverprotectivestructures(ROPS).SeesubpartWofthispartforrequirementsforrolloverprotectivestructuresandoverheadprotection.(...
