Text from
the OSHA Logging Compliance Directive, CPL 2-1.19J. General
Inspection Procedures.
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13. Overhead Guards. The revised standard requires that each
forklift be equipped with an overhead guard which meets the requirements of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME B56.6-1992 (with addenda), "Safety Standard for
Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks." (The preamble of the revised standard mistakenly
references the 1987 ASME standard. This reference should be disregarded.) This section
does not provide an exception for forklifts placed into service before the
effective date of the Standard.
14. Machine Safety Features. The CSHO shall determine whether
the following requirements are met:
a) Each machine cab has a second means of egress.
b) Walking and working surfaces of each machine and machine work station have a slip
resistant surface to assure safe footing.
c) The walking and working surface of each machine are kept free of waste, debris and
any other material that could cause fire, slipping, or falling.
d) The exhaust pipes of machines are equipped with spark arresters. Engines equipped
with turbochargers are not required to have spark arresters.
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