Motorized Transport of Employees

General

• Or-OSHA code sets specific standards for motorized transportation of workers in commercial vehicles
• OSU employees have been injured as a result of not following the regulations

Policy

• Transportation of workers in the back of commercial pickup trucks, dump trucks, flatbed trucks, cargo vans and panel vans is prohibited at OSU, unless there is a seat and employees can safely wear a seat belt. 
• If an employee is riding in the back of a truck with cargo the material needs to be properly secured. 
• Golf carts and cushman type vehicles can transport workers as long as
  • there is a designated seat for each worker and
  • a slow moving vehicle emblem is affixed on the back

Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem

• Consists of a fluorescent yellow-orange triangle with a dark red reflective border. 
• Yellow-orange fluorescent triangle is a highly visible color for daylight exposure. 
• Reflective border defines the shape of the fluorescent color in daylight and creates a hollow red triangle in the path of motor vehicle headlights at night. 
• Emblem is intended as a unique identification for, and it shall be used only on, vehicles, which by design move slowly (25 m.p.h. or less) on the public roads.

Exceptions

• Exceptions exist for the motorized transport of workers in agricultural operations at farms and experiment stations
• The policy does not apply to fieldwork or loading or unloading moving commercial vehicles.