| Transporting Employees and Materials | |
| Do employees who operate vehicles on public thoroughfares have valid operator's licenses? | |
| When seven or more employees are regularly transported in a van, bus, or truck, is the operator's license appropriate for the class of vehicle being driven and are there enough seats? | |
| Are vehicles used to transport employees equipped with lamps, brakes, horns, mirrors, windshields and turn signals, and are they in good repair? | |
| Are transport vehicles provided with handrails, steps, stirrups, or similar devices, placed and arranged to allow employees to safely mount or dismount? | |
| Are employee transport vehicles equipped at all times with at least two reflective-type flares? | |
| Is a fully charged fire extinguisher, in good condition, with at least a 4 B:C rating maintained in each employee transport vehicle? | |
| When cutting tools or tools with sharp edges are carried in passenger compartments of employee transport vehicles, are they placed in closed boxes or containers that are secured in place? | |
| Are employees prohibited from riding on top of any load that could shift, topple, or otherwise become unstable? | |
| Are there other issues? | |
Information courtesy of the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration.
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