Handbook PO-515 - Highway Contractor Safety
July 2010

Transmittal Letter 1 Introduction 11 Background 12 Purpose 13 Scope 14 Responsibilities 2 Dock Safety 21 General 22 Lifting 23 Procedures for Unloading Hampers 24 Procedures for Loading and Unloading Containers and Vehicles 3 Yard Safety 31 General 32 Vehicle Operations

4 Vehicle Safety 41 General 42 Civil Laws 43 Vehicle Inspections 44 Van-Type Vehicles Weighing More Than 10,000 Pounds 45 Trucks and Tractors 46 Semi-Trailers 5 Safe Driving Techniques 51 General 52 Before Departing 53 While Driving 54 In Case of an Accident 6 Contract Delivery Service Route Safety 61 General 62 Safe Driving Techniques 7 Driver Screening 71 General 72 Authority 73 Access to the Mail and Postal Service Facilities 74 Additional Grounds for Denial of Access to the Mail and Postal Service Facilities 75 Eligibility to Drive 76 Report of Recent Arrests or Convictions 77 Highway Contract Transportation Employees Used During Emergencies 78 Separation of Highway Contractor Personnel 79 Further Screening Requirements