| Every
employer shall ensure that, where self-propelled work equipment may, while in
motion, involve risk to the safety of persons- |
a.
it has facilities for preventing it from being started by an unauthorized person; |
b.
it has appropriate facilities for minimizing the consequences of a collision
where there is more than one item of c. |
c.
rail mounted work equipment in motion at the same time; |
d.
it has a device for braking and stopping |
e.
where safety restraints so require, emergency facilities operated by readily accessible
controls or automatic systems are available for braking and stopping the work
equipment in the event of failure of the main facility; |
f.
where the driver's direct field of vision is inadequate to ensure safety, there
are adequate devices for improving his vision so far as is reasonably practicable; |
g.
if provided for use at night or in dark places- |
i.
it is equipped with lighting appropriate to the work being carried out; and |
ii.
is otherwise sufficiently safe for such use; |
h.
if it, or anything carried or towed by it, constitutes a fire hazard and is liable
to endanger employees, it carries appropriate fire-fighting equipment, unless
such equipment is kept sufficiently close to it. |
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