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Show 8 Page Utah Farm Bureau News' above should be involved in an actident the owner could be dted for failure to comply with the regulation and such punishment as is provided by law could be imposed. Slow Moving Vehicles Must Display New Emblem By Vallen Olsen How important is it to display the Vehicle Emblem on vehicles? It could be farm your very important, especially if one of your vehicles is involved in an accident and someone is injured. Congress has enacted the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. This Act gives the Department of Labor the power to set occupational safety and health Slow-Movi- ng standards throughout industry, for Among the regulations set agriculture is (me requiring that the vehicle emblem be displayed on vehides which by design move slowly (25 miles per hour or less) on the public roads. The regulation requiring the display of the emblem went into . effect on August 27. Failure to slow-movi- properly display slow-movi- ng vehicle signs on the public roads since that time is in vidation of the regulation. If a farm vehide of the slow-movi- including agriculture. ng ng variety described . Conversations with the administrator of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in Salt Lake' indicate that persons failing to comply with the requirements of the Act would have to be dealt with according to the requirements of law. Penalties for violation as described in a bulletin published by the U. S. Department of Labor go as high as $10,000 for willful or repeated violations of the Act. Other serious violations incur January ployer which results in the death of an employee is punishable by a fine up to $10,000 or imprisonment up to six months in jail. The regulation states that the emblem is intended as an unique identification for, and it shall be used only on, vehides which by design move slowly (25 miles per hour) or less on the public roads. The emblem is not a clearance marker for wide machinery nor is it intended to replace required lighting or marking of vehicles. mandatory penalties up to $1,000. A willful violation by an em- - now for . . . ft slow-movi- THIS WORLD OF OURS ng New Use Turn an old paint roller into a new lint remover. First clean it carefully. Then wrap the roller with wide adhesive-backetape turned inside out d A ton of recydei paper repre tents 17 Iren left growing to kelp supply us with oxygen. Recyded undisturbed glass represents silicate deposits. Let's tdl become conscious - for our "recycling own good and natures. SAIFIW ! n 0 ;& Be Sure to Check the Following: Clean frost from car windows before driving Service cars for winter driving. Winter driving on icy roads requires special care and attention Avoid over loading electrical circuts with too many appliances Home heating plant cleaned and serviced to prevent over heating and fire damage to home. Protect Your Property in the Least Possible Way See Your Agent Now UTAH FARM BUREAU INSURANCE COMPANY 629 East 4th South Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 Phone 521-369- 0 1972 -- |