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OSHA - Safety and Health Topics_Fall Protection
Any time a worker is at a height of four feet or more, the worker is at risk and needs to be protected. Fall protection must be provided at four feet in general industry, five feet in maritime and six feet in construction. However, regardless of the fall distance, fall protection must be provided when working over dangerous equipment and machinery.
OSHA - Safety and Health Topics_Fall Protection_Hazards and Possible Solutions
Here is Maryland:
Maryland Code - Transportation_Title 21. Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road_Subtitle 11. Miscellaneous Rules_21-1111. Putting glass, injurious substances, or refuse on highway or bridge or in waters prohibited.
Maryland Code - Transportation_Title 24. Vehicle Laws - Size, Weight, and load; Highway Preservation_Subtitle 1. Size, Weight, and Load_24-106. Securing loads on vehicles - In general.
Maryland Code - Transportation_Title 21. Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road_Subtitle 9. Reckless, Negligent, or Impaired Driving; Fleeing or Eluding a Police_21-901.1. Reckless and negligent driving.
Assessment of points.
(6) Any violation of § 21-1111 of this article ...............2 points
(10) Any moving violation contributing to an accident ...............3 points
(23) Reckless driving ...............6 points
(26) Failing to stop after accident resulting in damage to attended vehicle or property ...............8 points
(29) Failing to stop after an accident resulting in bodily injury or death ...............12 points
Maryland Code - Transportation_Title 21. Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road_Subtitle 11. Miscellaneous Rules_21-1111. Putting glass, injurious substances, or refuse on highway or bridge or in waters prohibited.
Maryland Code - Transportation_Title 24. Vehicle Laws - Size, Weight, and load; Highway Preservation_Subtitle 1. Size, Weight, and Load_24-106. Securing loads on vehicles - In general.
Maryland Code - Transportation_Title 21. Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road_Subtitle 9. Reckless, Negligent, or Impaired Driving; Fleeing or Eluding a Police_21-901.1. Reckless and negligent driving.
Assessment of points.
(6) Any violation of § 21-1111 of this article ...............2 points
(10) Any moving violation contributing to an accident ...............3 points
(23) Reckless driving ...............6 points
(26) Failing to stop after accident resulting in damage to attended vehicle or property ...............8 points
(29) Failing to stop after an accident resulting in bodily injury or death ...............12 points
Here is Indiana:
Indiana Code - 2008 General Assembly_Title 9. - Motor Vehicles_Article 21. - Traffic Regulation_Chapter 8. - Vehicle Operation
IC 9-21-8-48
Vehicles with contents escaping; prohibition from operation; exceptions
Sec. 48. A vehicle, except:
(1) a vehicle containing poultry or livestock being transported to market; or
(2) a highway maintenance vehicle engaged in spreading sand or deicing chemicals;
may not be driven or moved on a highway if the vehicle's contents are dripping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping from the vehicle.
IC 9-21-8-50
Reckless operation of a tractor-trailer combination; Class B misdemeanor
Sec. 50. A person who operates a tractor-trailer combination in a reckless or deliberate attempt to:
(1) endanger the safety or property of others; or
(2) block the proper flow of traffic;
commits a Class B misdemeanor.
IC 9-21-8-52
Reckless driving; Class B misdemeanor; damage to property; suspension
Sec. 52. (a) A person who operates a vehicle and who recklessly:
(A) endanger the safety or the property of others;
(b) If an offense under subsection (a) results in damage to the property of another person, the court shall recommend the suspension of the current driving license of the person for a fixed period of:
(1) not less than thirty (30) days; and
(2) not more than one (1) year.
Indiana Code - 2008 General Assembly_Title 9. - Motor Vehicles_Article 21. - Traffic Regulation_Chapter 8. - Vehicle Operation
IC 9-21-8-48
Vehicles with contents escaping; prohibition from operation; exceptions
Sec. 48. A vehicle, except:
(1) a vehicle containing poultry or livestock being transported to market; or
(2) a highway maintenance vehicle engaged in spreading sand or deicing chemicals;
may not be driven or moved on a highway if the vehicle's contents are dripping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping from the vehicle.
IC 9-21-8-50
Reckless operation of a tractor-trailer combination; Class B misdemeanor
Sec. 50. A person who operates a tractor-trailer combination in a reckless or deliberate attempt to:
(1) endanger the safety or property of others; or
(2) block the proper flow of traffic;
commits a Class B misdemeanor.
IC 9-21-8-52
Reckless driving; Class B misdemeanor; damage to property; suspension
Sec. 52. (a) A person who operates a vehicle and who recklessly:
(A) endanger the safety or the property of others;
(b) If an offense under subsection (a) results in damage to the property of another person, the court shall recommend the suspension of the current driving license of the person for a fixed period of:
(1) not less than thirty (30) days; and
(2) not more than one (1) year.
Here is Washington DC:
District of Columbia Official Code_Division VIII. General Laws_Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic_Subtitle VI. SAFETY_Chapter 21. Vehicle Cover Requirements - 50-2101. Vehicle cover requirement; penalty.
District of Columbia Official Code_Division VIII. General Laws_Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic_Subtitle VII. TRAFFIC_Chapter 22. Regulation of Traffic_Subchapter I. General Provisions_Part A. Traffic Act, 1925 - 50-2201.04. Speeding and reckless driving
District of Columbia Official Code_Division VIII. General Laws_Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic_Subtitle VII. TRAFFIC_Chapter 22. Regulation of Traffic_Subchapter I. General Provisions_Part A. Traffic Act, 1925 - 50-2201.05. Fleeing from scene of accident; driving under the influence of liquor or drugs.
District of Columbia Official Code_Division VIII. General Laws_Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic_Subtitle VII. TRAFFIC_Chapter 22. Regulation of Traffic_Subchapter II. Negligent Homicide - 50-2203.01. Negligent homicide
District of Columbia Municipal Regulations_Title 18 - Vehicle and Traffic_CHAPTER 22 MOVING VIOLATIONS_2221 MISCELLANEOUS MOVING VIOLATIONS - 2221.4
District of Columbia Official Code_Division VIII. General Laws_Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic_Subtitle VI. SAFETY_Chapter 21. Vehicle Cover Requirements - 50-2101. Vehicle cover requirement; penalty.
District of Columbia Official Code_Division VIII. General Laws_Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic_Subtitle VII. TRAFFIC_Chapter 22. Regulation of Traffic_Subchapter I. General Provisions_Part A. Traffic Act, 1925 - 50-2201.04. Speeding and reckless driving
District of Columbia Official Code_Division VIII. General Laws_Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic_Subtitle VII. TRAFFIC_Chapter 22. Regulation of Traffic_Subchapter I. General Provisions_Part A. Traffic Act, 1925 - 50-2201.05. Fleeing from scene of accident; driving under the influence of liquor or drugs.
District of Columbia Official Code_Division VIII. General Laws_Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic_Subtitle VII. TRAFFIC_Chapter 22. Regulation of Traffic_Subchapter II. Negligent Homicide - 50-2203.01. Negligent homicide
District of Columbia Municipal Regulations_Title 18 - Vehicle and Traffic_CHAPTER 22 MOVING VIOLATIONS_2221 MISCELLANEOUS MOVING VIOLATIONS - 2221.4
Here is Virginia:
Code of Virginia_Title 18.2 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY_Chapter 7 - Crimes Involving Health and Safety - 18.2-324. Throwing or depositing certain substances upon highway; removal of such substances.
Code of Virginia_Title 10.1 - CONSERVATION_Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act - 10.1-1424. Allowing escape of load material; penalty.
Code of Virginia_Title 46.2 - MOTOR VEHICLES_Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety - 46.2-1156. Construction, maintenance and loading must prevent escape of contents; load covers; exemptions.
Code of Virginia_Title 46.2 - MOTOR VEHICLES_Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety - 46.2-852. Reckless driving; general rule.
Code of Virginia_Title 46.2 - MOTOR VEHICLES_Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety - 46.2-894. Duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property; penalty.
Code of Virginia_Title 18.2 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY_Chapter 7 - Crimes Involving Health and Safety - 18.2-324. Throwing or depositing certain substances upon highway; removal of such substances.
Code of Virginia_Title 10.1 - CONSERVATION_Chapter 14 - Virginia Waste Management Act - 10.1-1424. Allowing escape of load material; penalty.
Code of Virginia_Title 46.2 - MOTOR VEHICLES_Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety - 46.2-1156. Construction, maintenance and loading must prevent escape of contents; load covers; exemptions.
Code of Virginia_Title 46.2 - MOTOR VEHICLES_Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety - 46.2-852. Reckless driving; general rule.
Code of Virginia_Title 46.2 - MOTOR VEHICLES_Chapter 10 - Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety - 46.2-894. Duty of driver to stop, etc., in event of accident involving injury or death or damage to attended property; penalty.
Ice Missile - Defined
Ice missiles the cause of several big wrecks and huge backups in PA
Truck ice missiles were the cause of several of the worst wrecks in the nasty winter storms in Pennsylvania this week - great lumps of ice shooting off the roofs of tractor-trailers. Unlike the incompetently managed PennDOT highways the pavement of the Pennsylvania Turnpike was kept clear by early salting and quick and repeated plowing. But that didn't protect it from ice missile attack.
Governor Rell Submits Testimony on New “Ice Missile” Law
Massachusetts General Law - Throwing or Dropping Objects onto Public Way
Whoever willfully or negligently drops, throws or otherwise releases any object, missile or other article onto any way...
www.northjersey.com - Editorial: A reasonable road safety measure
IF THE POLICE were to notice a trucker driving down a New Jersey highway carrying an unsecured load of bricks, the driver would likely be stopped and ticketed before he caused an accident.
But if that unsecured load were an 8-inch-thick accumulation of day-old snow that would blind a driver if it were to blow off, or a missile of ice that could shatter a windshield and cause a chain reaction of accidents, the police would have to look the other way and hope nothing happens.
Ice missiles the cause of several big wrecks and huge backups in PA
Truck ice missiles were the cause of several of the worst wrecks in the nasty winter storms in Pennsylvania this week - great lumps of ice shooting off the roofs of tractor-trailers. Unlike the incompetently managed PennDOT highways the pavement of the Pennsylvania Turnpike was kept clear by early salting and quick and repeated plowing. But that didn't protect it from ice missile attack.
Governor Rell Submits Testimony on New “Ice Missile” Law
Massachusetts General Law - Throwing or Dropping Objects onto Public Way
Whoever willfully or negligently drops, throws or otherwise releases any object, missile or other article onto any way...
www.northjersey.com - Editorial: A reasonable road safety measure
IF THE POLICE were to notice a trucker driving down a New Jersey highway carrying an unsecured load of bricks, the driver would likely be stopped and ticketed before he caused an accident.
But if that unsecured load were an 8-inch-thick accumulation of day-old snow that would blind a driver if it were to blow off, or a missile of ice that could shatter a windshield and cause a chain reaction of accidents, the police would have to look the other way and hope nothing happens.
Snow and Ice Research Prompts ATA Action Plan
PR Newswire_December 23, 2008
American Transportation Research Institute
PR Newswire_December 23, 2008
American Transportation Research Institute
Update & Additional Information - Massachusetts
Flying snow can blind drivers
CODE OF MASSACHUSETTS REGULATIONS_TITLE 730: MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE AUTHORITY_CHAPTER 7.00: USE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE AND THE METROPOLITAN HIGHWAY SYSTEM_7.05: Limitations on Use of Ways_(5) Prohibited Entry to or Use of a Way_(f) Falling Debris
A vehicle upon or in which snow, ice, or other unsecured or improperly secured article or material (debris) has gathered or been placed such that the
debris may fall from the vehicle and endanger individuals or property or render the use of the way unsafe.
General Laws of Massachusetts_PART IV. CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGSIN CRIMINAL CASES_CHAPTER 265. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON_Section 35. Throwing or dropping objects onto public way; punishment
General Laws of Massachusetts_PART I. ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT_TITLE XIV. PUBLIC WAYS AND WORKS _CHAPTER 85. REGULATIONS AND BY-LAWS RELATIVE TO WAYS AND BRIDGES_Section 36. Construction and loading of vehicles to prevent dropping of load on way; penalty
Flying snow can blind drivers
CODE OF MASSACHUSETTS REGULATIONS_TITLE 730: MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE AUTHORITY_CHAPTER 7.00: USE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE AND THE METROPOLITAN HIGHWAY SYSTEM_7.05: Limitations on Use of Ways_(5) Prohibited Entry to or Use of a Way_(f) Falling Debris
A vehicle upon or in which snow, ice, or other unsecured or improperly secured article or material (debris) has gathered or been placed such that the
debris may fall from the vehicle and endanger individuals or property or render the use of the way unsafe.
General Laws of Massachusetts_PART IV. CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGSIN CRIMINAL CASES_CHAPTER 265. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON_Section 35. Throwing or dropping objects onto public way; punishment
General Laws of Massachusetts_PART I. ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT_TITLE XIV. PUBLIC WAYS AND WORKS _CHAPTER 85. REGULATIONS AND BY-LAWS RELATIVE TO WAYS AND BRIDGES_Section 36. Construction and loading of vehicles to prevent dropping of load on way; penalty
Flying Ice Injures Allentown Driver - 3/19/2007
cbs3.com - Flying Ice Injures Allentown Driver
A chunk of ice sailed off the top of a truck and smashed through the windshield of a car driving near Allentown, breaking a woman's nose.
cbs3.com - Flying Ice Injures Allentown Driver
A chunk of ice sailed off the top of a truck and smashed through the windshield of a car driving near Allentown, breaking a woman's nose.
RIDGEWOOD MAN DIES OF INJURIES CAUSED BY FLYING ICE - 2/17/1996
The Record - Michael T. Eastman, 45
A Ridgewood man who suffered severe head injuries last week when a large piece of ice flew off the top of a passing truck in Paramus and crashed through his windshield died Friday.
The Record - Michael T. Eastman, 45
A Ridgewood man who suffered severe head injuries last week when a large piece of ice flew off the top of a passing truck in Paramus and crashed through his windshield died Friday.
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Answer? refuse to drive the equipment until it is clear of debris. Prepare for the typical first reaction from management and grieve until they have to admit that the 4 pillars of safe work methods and space and visibility are violated.:BlahBlah::Rulz:
Ice explodes windshield of car driven by pregnant woman in New Annan - 12/12/2007
The Guardian
It was a company truck. We were in contact with their insurance company and they said it is every driver’s responsibility to clean off their vehicle completely.
*** There You go... The insurance company is going to Blame the Driver! :Poke:
The Guardian
It was a company truck. We were in contact with their insurance company and they said it is every driver’s responsibility to clean off their vehicle completely.
*** There You go... The insurance company is going to Blame the Driver! :Poke:
Answer? refuse to drive the equipment until it is clear of debris. Prepare for the typical first reaction from management and grieve until they have to admit that the 4 pillars of safe work methods and space and visibility are violated.:BlahBlah::Rulz:
It's not even necessary to grieve this issue!
Just don't pull the equipment... until the company addresses the issue!
Just as I stated in post #20 - print out the law (s)...
Start with the two (2) Federal Governments:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Then Your particular State Law (s)...
If they are not here - and You need help finding them... then let Me know!
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Thanx NIK, I guess you have been doing your homework.
Here's some more:
ABF - Forum
Snow & Ice removal From Trailers
Yellow Roadway - Forum
Snow & Ice On Roofs
Check out the - Waiver
This letter shall stand as a follow up to our telephone conversation at approimatley 9:25am in Feb. 15, 2007 at wich time you informed me that Yellow Transportatiom, Inc. will accept full responsibility in reguards to any citations issued, accidents caused, injuries substained and the like related to ice/snow dislodging from the roof of any Yellow Transportation, Inc. trailers.
General Truck Drivers - Forum
Snow removal atop big rigs