Bulletin Targets Dump Truck Servicing Hazards

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued an informational bulletin on "Hazards of Unintended Movement of Dump Truck Body Beds." The bulletin, which is not a standard or regulation but is advisory and informational, noted that performing maintenance work underneath the dump body of a dump truck "presents extraordinary hazards to maintenance or servicing personnel." "During an OSHA inspection at a heavy construction equipment maintenance shop, an employee was observed working between the elevated 4,000-pound dump body and the truck's frame," OSHA reported. "The employee ...