Whether 29 CFR 1926.601 prohibits an employer from leaving light duty pick-up…

Filnamn: Whether 29 CFR 1926.601 prohibits an employer from leaving light duty pick-up trucks running and unattended on an off-highway jobsite.

OSHA interpretation letter responding to a question on whether 29 CFR 1926.601 prohibits leaving a light duty pick-up truck running and unattended on an off-highway jobsite. It answers no, and states that under 29 CFR 1926.600(a)(3)(ii) the parking brake must be set whenever such a truck is parked and unattended, with wheels chocked on inclines.