Does "Subpart G - Signs, Signals and Barricades" Apply to You?

Subpart G provides the requirements for accident prevention sign and tags, signaling, and barricades. 

Do you need accident prevention signs and tags? This should be a yes as most employers will need to use some form of accident prevention signs and tags. The standard on accident prevention signs and tags includes the requirements for danger signs, caution signs, exit signs, directional signs, traffic signs, and accident prevention tags. Accident prevention tags are to be used as a temporary means of warning employees of an existing hazard, such as defective tools or equipment. It also references consensus standards incorporated by reference.

Do you have flaggers? Do you use cranes and hoists? If yes to either question, then you need to comply with the standard on signaling which provides requirements for flaggers and using crane and hoist signals. It also references ANSI standards and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (1988 Edition, Revision 3, and the Millennium Edition) which are incorporated by reference.

The NCDOL Library is available for assistance regarding access to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and consensus standards (i.e., ANSI, ASME, NFPA, IEEE). In addition, other related information can be found on the safety and health topics pages for personal protective equipment, signs, markings and tags, hoists and highway work zone safety. Also reference CPL 02-01-054 - Inspection and Citation Guidance for Roadway and Highway Construction Work Zones, CPL 02-01-054, Inspection and Citation Guidance for Roadway and Highway Construction Work Zones, SN 73, Requirements for High-Visibility Apparel and Enforcement of the Federal Highway Administration Regulation, 23 CFR 634 and the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). 

Learn more about the standards within Subpart G that have "Special Requirements" including programs and plans, training and other forms of communication, procedures and controls, signs and markings, qualified and competent persons, inspections and tests, recordkeeping and documentation, personal protective equipment, and references to other standards.