O. Reg. 420/22: EQUIPMENT

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ontario regulation 420/22

made under the

Highway Traffic Act

Made: April 21, 2022
Filed: April 21, 2022
Published on e-Laws: April 22, 2022
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: May 7, 2022

Amending Reg. 587 of R.R.O. 1990

(EQUIPMENT)

1. Regulation 587 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is amended by adding the following section:

Tow Trucks

21. (1) In this section,

“tow truck” means a tow truck within the meaning of section 4 of Ontario Regulation 419/15 (Definitions of Commercial Motor Vehicle and Tow Truck) made under the Act.

(2) A person who drives a tow truck and a person who causes or permits the operation of a tow truck shall ensure that,

(a) the tow truck is equipped with a lamp that,

(i) is capable of producing intermittent flashes of amber light, and

(ii) is used during the time that the tow truck is stopped on a highway for the purpose of towing, transporting or providing roadside assistance services to a motor vehicle;

(b) the tow truck is equipped with either flares, lamps or lanterns capable of continuously producing two warning lights or portable reflectors, the light from each of which are visible from a distance of at least 150 metres;

(c) during the time that the tow truck is stopped on a highway for the purpose of towing, transporting or providing roadside assistance services to a motor vehicle, adequate measures are taken to ensure that the tow truck, the motor vehicle and the driver of the tow truck are visible to other drivers;

(d) during the time that the tow truck is stopped on a highway for the purpose of towing, transporting or providing roadside assistance services to a motor vehicle and the driver of the truck is outside of the truck, the driver wears apparel that meets the requirements for Class 2 or 3 in Standard Z96-15 (R2020), entitled “High-visibility safety apparel”, published by the Canadian Standards Association, as amended from time to time;

(e) at any time that the tow truck is used to tow a motor vehicle,

(i) all equipment, components and devices used to tow the motor vehicle are in good working order,

(ii) the load on any boom, hook, hoist, pulley, stinger, sling, belt, fork or other similar device used to elevate part of the motor vehicle does not exceed any working load limit or weight rating set by the manufacturer of the device,

(iii) if the equipment used to tow the motor vehicle includes a chain or strap,

(A) the chain or strap has been marked by the manufacturer with a working load limit that remains visible on the chain or strap, and

(B) the load on the chain or strap does not exceed its working load limit, and

(iv) if the tow truck tows a motor vehicle by elevating the motor vehicle with the use of a dolly, cradle or other similar device, the motor vehicle is secured to the dolly, cradle or other similar device in a manner that prevents the motor vehicle from shifting its direction in relation to the device or from falling or detaching from the device.

(3) A person who causes or permits the operation of a tow truck shall ensure that at any time that a tow truck is stopped on a highway for the purpose of towing, transporting or providing roadside assistance services to a motor vehicle and a person assisting the driver of the truck is outside of the truck, the person wears apparel that meets the requirements described in clause (2) (d).

Commencement

2. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2023 and the day this Regulation is filed.

 

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