1.3 Additional Safety Equipment
1.3 Additional Safety Equipment
All equipment will meet the necessary safety requirements with verification of operational status through our valid vehicle/equipment technical inspections. Nad-Associates conducts these quality control inspections on a scheduled and unscheduled basis. An inspection form is completed with any deficiencies noted for immediate correction.
Nad-Associates equipment will be fully equipped with the following safety
features:
NAD’S EQUIPMENT SAFETY FEATURES AS REQUIRED
• Audible backup alarms to a 20-meter radius
• Fire Extinguishers, mounted with easy access and removal (rated A,B,C)
• Glass on all cabs to be free of cracks/pitting and have clear visibility in all directors
• Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) frame mounts for roll over protection
• Correctly installed 3 point seatbelts to be used at all times while operating
• All lighting to be in good working and functional order
- Stop lights
- Headlights
- Turn signals
• All braking systems checked and fully functional and good working order
- Main braking system
- Parking brake
- Emergency brake
• Equipment systems all fully functional and good working order
- Electrical system
- Charging systems
- Starting
- Batteries (included hold down mounts)
• Hydraulic system (all lines and cylinders free of breaks and leaks)
• Tires and Wheels
- Tires have at least 70% tread or better on all trucks and trailers
- Wheel lug nuts firmly in tact on each wheel (none missing)
• Steering Axels
- Clear from any recaps or re-tread tires on all over-the-road trucks
• Shrouds and Guards
- Radiator shrouds to prevent hands/foreign objects from contacting fan blades
- Guards in place over all accessible drive lines and rotating components