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April 23, 1979

MEMORANDUM FOR: RONALD MCCANN
Acting Regional Administrator

ATTENTION: KENNETH BOWMAN Area Director - Aurora

THRU: DONALD E. MACKENZIE Field Coordinator

FROM: GROVER C. WRENN Director
Federal Compliance and State Programs

SUBJECT: Proper Citing of Rubber-Tired Skid-Steer Machines Not Equipped with Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS)


The promulgation of specific OSHA standards for rollover protective structures for rubber-tired skid-steer equipment was reserved in 1972 pending consideration of standards being developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. However, since that time the requirement of rollover protective structures for rubber-tired skid-steer machines is recommended in the Performance Criteria for Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS) for Construction, Earthmoving, Forestry and Mining Machines, (SAE) J1040b, published as a preprint in 1977 by SAE.

The use of skid-steer machines without ROPS where ROPS are necessary for the protection of operators is a recognized hazard that is causing and is likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees operating the equipment. Therefore, utilizing four-wheel dirve, skid-steer front-end loaders of mass greater than 1540 lbs., under the above conditions, shall be cited under Section 5(a)(1) of the Act using SAE J1040b to support the recognized hazard.

Enclosure


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