196. A motorized vehicle used for the transport of workers shall be:(1) (subparagraph revoked);
(2) equipped with a device enabling passengers to communicate with the driver where his cab is separated from the passenger compartment;
(3) free of objects projecting inside the vehicle that could be dangerous for the driver or the passengers;
(4) (subparagraph revoked);
(5) covered by a roof having a minimum inside height above the floor of at least 2 m (6.6 ft) for vehicles so fitted on or after 1 April 1993, except those used in an underground mine;
(6) provided with side walls having a minimum height of 1.2 m (3.9 ft) above the floor;
(7) equipped with a heating system when it is used on the surface.
Subparagraph 5 of the first paragraph does not apply to vehicles such as cabs, automobiles or panel trucks inside which workers are not required to move about. In such vehicles, each worker shall have a seat or bench.
O.C. 213-93, s. 196; Erratum, 1993 G.O. 2, 2603; O.C. 1326-95, s. 41; 80-2023O.C. 80-2023, s. 141.