Notable issues in OSHA's 2012 regulatory agenda include:
Backing Mobile Equipment
Possibly the main issue to watch would be an OSHA inquiry that
eventually could lead to new requirements for limitations of
exposure to equipment backing (e.g., traffic direction
requirements, prohibitions against backing, and prohibiting or
limiting traffic in areas of operation, particularly foot traffic).
Also significant would be mandates related to devices that alert
persons against backing equipment hazards.
Devices may fall into one of two principal categories: 1) those
that warn persons in the vicinity that equipment is backing (back
up alarms, warning lights issues have to do with the distance,
audibility, visibility, coverage, other distractions and selective
operation); and 2) those that detect persons in the danger zone
(such as cameras, mirrors, proximity detectors and spotters).
