Section 2.19. Safety equipment required.

 

(1)  All vehicles used for the transportation of employes shall carry an adequate first-aid kit suitable for the number of employes transported.

(2)  Each vehicle used to transport employes shall be equipped with either a 2-pound dry chemical type, or a 4-pound carbon dioxide type fire extinguisher approved by the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. These are minimum capacities. Toxic vaporizing liquid type fire extinguishers, such as those containing carbon tetrachloride or chlorobromomethane, will not be permitted.

(3)  Racks, boxes, holsters or equivalent means shall be provided and arranged so employes will not be endangered by tools or equipment being transported, loaded or removed.

(4)  To prevent materials being transported on flatbed trucks from shifting against cab or rear compartment, a suitable front endgate must be provided.

History: Cr. Register, September, 1970, No. 177 , eff. 10-1-70; renum. from PSC 85.05, Register, October, 1982, No. 322 , eff. 11-1-82.