Construction Equipment Blind Spots

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Construction Equipment Blind Spots
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Learn to know
The NO-ZONE
THE SHADED AREA SURROUNDING EACH VEHICLE
REPRESENTS THE DANGER ZONE or NO-ZONE IN WHICH
THE VEHICLE OPERATORS VIEW OF PEDESTRAN TRAFFIC
IS GREATLY REDUCED OR OBSCURRED ALTOGETHER.
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Vehicle Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP)
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
Eye level 10 ft - 0 in above ground level
34 0
36 4
68 0
95 0
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Vehicle High Reach Rough Terrain Fork Lift
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
Eye level 7 ft - 3 in above ground level
85 0
18 2
10 9
7 9
3 0
39 0
21 2
14 10
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Vehicle 17 ton Forklift
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
Eye level 8 ft - 9 in above ground level
26 8
15 5
4 8
4 5
13 6
8 8
14 1
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Vehicle 3 ton Forklift
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
Eye level 6 ft above ground level
8 6
3 1
3 8
5 7
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Vehicle 10 ton Forklift
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
13 7
Eye level 8 ft - 8 in above ground level
13 0
6 4
9 2
7 0
10 7
12 2
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Vehicle Bobcat / Skid Steer
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
11 7
Eye level 5 ft - 5 in above ground level
11 5
21 8
4 10
6 1
3 1
6 3
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Vehicle Rubber Tyre Backhoe
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
Eye level 7 ft - 7 in above ground level
29 1
8 4
9 1
7 7
18 5
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Vehicle Articulated Truck and Trailer
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
Eye level 6 ft - 10 in above ground level
27 1
6 5
Area of fully obstructed view
42 8
40 6
36 8
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Vehicle HiVac Truck
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Vehicle 5 ton Dump Truck (tipper truck)
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
Area of fully obstructed view
Eye level 7 ft - 1 in above ground level
25 0
22 0
6 0
24 2
22 2
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Vehicle Front End Loader
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
Eye level 10 ft - 0 in above ground level
2811
14 8
16 2
14 3
14 10
21 11
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Vehicle Mobile Hydraulic Crane
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
Area of fully obstructed view
Eye level 7 ft - 0 in above ground level
25 5
17 8
15 9
10 0
3 0
16 4
27 2
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Vehicle Bulldozer
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
16 0
Eye level 6 ft - 3 in above ground level
8 2
8 2
12 5
3 10
18 7
12 1
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Vehicle Refuse Truck
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
Area of fully obstructed view
Eye level 8 ft - 0 in above ground level
13 2
13 3
3 4
8 10
8 0
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Vehicle School Bus
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
This area is fully obstructed when the vehicle
is full
Eye level 7 ft - 0 in above ground level
49 9
28 9
31 6
22 8
22 8
21 3
22 2
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Vehicle Street Sweeper
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
Eye level 5 ft - 11 in above ground level
17 2
17 0
14 5
15 2
6 0
9 6
4 9
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Vehicle Straddle Lift Truck
Eye level 14 ft - 8 in above ground level
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
10 7
9 1
9 1
29 6
16 10
29 6
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Vehicle E-273 Cushman Scooter
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
28 7
33 0
Eye level 5 ft - 1 in above ground level
19 2
12 6
3 4
10 9
7 10
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Vehicle EL-PAR
Operator sight distances from eye level to ground
Eye level 9 ft - 3 in above ground level
29 1
10 11
Area of fully obstructed view
9 1
18 7
Area of fully obstructed view
30 11
30 11
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Construction Equipment Blind Spots
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