<span style="color: #222222;">Government has proposed stricter norms for construction machinery to ensure greater safety on highways. This includes features like machine-mounted audible travel alarms, requirements for operator station and maintenance areas, non-metallic fuel tank and wider operator visibility for construction equipment machinery. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Road Transport and Highways Ministry has come out with a draft notification for construction equipment vehicles that addresses issues of safety requirements, while such machines are running on public roads along with other vehicles. The Ministry said, currently, certain safety requirements are already mandated for such vehicles in Central Motor Vehicles Rules but the proposed notification aims to introduce Automotive Industry Standard, AIS 160 to introduce various safety requirements.<br />''<br />''Construction equipment vehicles are extensively used for carrying out various infrastructure projects. Government has invited suggestions from stakeholders and people on the proposed safety norms within 30 days.</span>