Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards
OSHA requirements for the motor vehicle industry are addressed in specific OSHA standards for agriculture and maritime. This section highlights OSHA standards and documents related to motor vehicle safety.
OSHA Standards
Agriculture (29 CFR 1928) |
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1928 Subpart C - Roll-Over Protective Structures | ||
1928.51, Roll-over protective structures (ROPS) for tractors used in agricultural operations. |
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Maritime (29 CFR 1915, 1917, 1918) |
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1917 Subpart C - Cargo Handling Gear and Equipment | ||
1917.44, General rules applicable to vehicles. |
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Construction Industry (29 CFR 1926) |
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1926 Subpart O - Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment, and Marine Operations | ||
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There are 22 OSHA-approved State Plans, covering both private sector and state and local government workers and seven State Plans covering only state and local government workers. State Plans are required to have standards and enforcement programs that are at least as effective as OSHA’s and may have different or more stringent requirements.
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Standards
- 29 CFR Part 500 Subpart D, Motor Vehicle Safety and Insurance for Transportation of Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers, Housing Safety and Health for Migrant Workers, Volume: 3, (July 1, 2012). The following are topics related to vehicle safety:
- 500.100, Vehicle safety obligations. Motor Vehicle Safety
- 500.101, Promulgation and adoption of vehicle standards
- 500.102, Applicability of vehicle safety standards
- 500.103, Activities not subject to vehicle safety standards
- 500.104, Department of Labor standards for passenger automobiles and station wagons and transportation of seventy-five miles or less
- 500.105, DOT standards adopted by the Secretary
49 U.S.C. §31105 Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA)