Text from
the OSHA Logging Compliance Directive, CPL 2-1.19J. General
Inspection Procedures.
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3. Seat Belts. The CSHO shall determine whether each vehicle or
machine equipped with Rollover Protective Structure/Falling Object Protective Structure
(ROPS/FOPS) or overhead guards, including employee-owned vehicles and machines, has seat
belts provided for the operator meeting the requirements of the revised standard.
The employer shall assure that each employee uses the available seat belt while the
vehicle or machine is being operated. There are different ways in which an employer can
meet this obligation. One method is informing employees of this requirement during
training, reinforcing the requirement during regular safety and health meetings, and by
conducting spot checks of employees while they are operating vehicles and machines. The
CSHO shall determine through employer/employee interviews whether employees are using seat
belts whenever they operate a machine or vehicle.
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