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o o c All dump trucks shall be equipped with a holding device to prevent accidental lowering of the body while maintenance work or inspection work is being done. All hoist levers shall be secured to prevent accidental starting or tripping off of the mechanism. All off-highway end-dump trucks shall be equipped with a means to determine whether or not the dump box is lowered. Minimum emergency equipment required is one red flag not less than 12 inches square with standard and three reflective marks, which shall be available for immediate use in case of emergency stops, two wheel clocks for each vehicle or each unit of a combination of vehicles, at least one 2A: 1 OB:C fire extinguisher. The principles of defensive driving shall be practices. Seat belts shall be installed and worn per 16.B.08. The operator must have the vehicle under such control as to be able to bring it to a complete stop within the assured clear distances ahead. Vehicles will not be driven at speeds greater than the posted speed limits, with regard for weather, traffic, intersections, width, and character of the roadway, type of motor vehicle, and other existing conditions. Headlights shall be lighted from sunset to sunrise, during fog, smoke, rain, or other unfavorable atmospheric conditions, and at any other time when there is not sufficient light for the vehicle to be seen or for the operator to see on the highway at a distance of five hundred feet. Vehicles shall not be driven on a downgrade with gears in neutral or clutch disengaged. Drivers of trucks and similar vehicles shall leave the cab while the vehicle is being loaded, when they are exposed to danger from suspended loads or overhead loading equipment. Vehicles shall not be loaded in a manner which obscures the driver's view ahead or to either side or which interferes with the safe operation of the vehicle. The load on every vehicle shall be evenly distributed and tarped (the tarp equipment may be waived only by the Corporate Safety Officer with approval from the Contracting Officer's Representative). All trucks shall be equipped with the manufacturers' approved tailgates. These gates shall be the "barn-style" gates in lieu of the swinging tailgate that is hinged at the top of the dump body. If vehicles have the swinging tailgate, they may substitute tailgate fencing for the manufacturers' gate. Contractor will not approve fencing that does not have solid metal bars around all four sides of the fence. The following criteria apply to tailgate fencing: . Attach fencing permanently to one side of truck bed · After loading, secure fencing to the other side of the bed in two places with heavy-gauge WIre. . Fencing must extend to the bottom of the bed. · Solid metal bars shall be used on all four sides on the fence. This will allow the load to be secured without having to tie the bottom of the fence to the bed. Debris Reduction Sites The contractor shall submit a debris reduction plan prepared by a component person based on the engineering for the safe reduction of all debris. Household hazardous materials, to the extent practical shall be removed and disposed of prior to arriving at the debris reduction site. Household hazardous material will be removed by the collection crews and left at a curbside prior to arrival at the dumpsite. Spotters will be employed at the dumpsite to further inspect loads for household hazardous materials. This material will be sorted out and stored in the Field Expedient HTW Containment Cell. Each dumpsite will have a HTW Containment Cell. Dust 55