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29 CFR 1926.600: Equipment

Subpart O—Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment, and Marine Operations

360citations since 2015
322employers cited
73%serious, willful or repeat
$2,234median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1926.600 360 times since 2015, against 322 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $1,359,374 at their current amounts.

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The parts of the rule cited most

1926.600(a)(6)(i) · 94 citations

(i) For lines rated 50 kV or below, minimum clearance between the lines and any part of the crane or load shall be 10 feet;

1926.600(a)(5) · 82 citations

(5) All cab glass shall be safety glass, or equivalent, that introduces no visible distortion affecting the safe operation of any machine covered by this subpart.

1926.600(a)(3)(i) · 57 citations

(3)(i) Heavy machinery, equipment, or parts thereof, which are suspended or held aloft by use of slings, hoists, or jacks shall be substantially blocked or cribbed to prevent falling or shifting before employees are permitted to work under or between them. Bulldozer and scraper blades, end-loader buckets, dump bodies, and similar equipment, shall be either fully lowered or blocked when being repaired or when not in use. All controls shall be in a neutral position, with the motors stopped and brakes set, unless work being performed requires otherwise.

1926.600(a)(3)(ii) · 47 citations

(ii) Whenever the equipment is parked, the parking brake shall be set. Equipment parked on inclines shall have the wheels chocked and the parking brake set.

1926.600(a)(6)(iv) · 37 citations

(iv) A person shall be designated to observe clearance of the equipment and give timely warning for all operations where it is difficult for the operator to maintain the desired clearance by visual means;

1926.600(a)(6) · 24 citations

(6) All equipment covered by this subpart shall comply with the following requirements when working or being moved in the vicinity of power lines or energized transmitters, except where electrical distribution and transmission lines have been deenergized and visibly grounded at point of work or where insulating barriers, not a part of or an attachment to the equipment or machinery, have been erected to prevent physical contact with the lines:

1926.600(a)(1) · 8 citations

(a) General requirements. (1) All equipment left unattended at night, adjacent to a highway in normal use, or adjacent to construction areas where work is in progress, shall have appropriate lights or reflectors, or barricades equipped with appropriate lights or reflectors, to identify the location of the equipment.

1926.600(a)(6)(ii) · 6 citations

(ii) For lines rated over 50 kV, minimum clearance between the lines and any part of the crane or load shall be 10 feet plus 0.4 inch for each 1 kV over 50 kV, or twice the length of the line insulator, but never less than 10 feet;

Industries cited most

  • Construction 321
  • Transportation and Warehousing 8
  • Manufacturing 7
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 7
  • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 6
  • Public Administration 3

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