{"data":{"id":"us-va/16vac25-97-30","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"16VAC25-97-30","heading":"Covered vehicle requirements","body":"A. No employer shall operate any covered vehicle in reverse unless:\n\n1. The covered vehicle has a reverse signal alarm audible above the surrounding noise level; and\n\n2. a. The covered vehicle is operated in reverse only when a designated observer or ground guide signals that it is safe to do so; or\n\nb. Before operating the covered vehicle in reverse, the driver visually determines that no employee is in the path of the covered vehicle.\n\nB. Covered vehicles that were not equipped with a reverse-signal alarm upon manufacture or were not later retrofitted with an alarm are exempt from subdivision A 1 of this section. If the manufacturer of the covered vehicle offered the employer a reverse signal alarm retrofit package at a reasonable and economically feasible cost, and the employer did not have the retrofit package installed, this exemption does not apply.\n\nC. Where immediate correction is not feasible, covered vehicles equipped with a reverse signal alarm that is not operational or is not functioning properly shall be either:\n\n1. Operated in reverse only when a designated observer or ground guide signals that it is safe to do so; or\n\n2. Removed from service until the reverse signal alarm is repaired.\n\nD. Covered vehicles with operable video or similar technological capability used by the driver and capable of providing the driver with a full view behind the vehicle are exempt from subdivision A 2 a of this section.\n\nE. To the extent that any federal Department of Transportation (DOT) regulation applies to covered vehicles conflicts with this chapter, the DOT regulation shall take precedence.","path":["Title 16. Labor And Employment","Agency 25. Safety And Health Codes Board","Chapter 97. Reverse Signal Operation Safety Requirements for Motor Vehicles, Machinery and Equipment in General Industry and the Construction Industry"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title16/agency25/chapter97/section30/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:10Z","sha256":"cfb98f0c7096a6b649e7cf5a263e3750ffa554fb92739486ea7f57b49f76fed9","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/16vac25-97-20","next":"us-va/16vac25-97-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}