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Subchapter 4. Construction Safety Orders
Article 15. Cranes and Derricks in Construction

§ 1610. General Requirements.

(a) Cranes and derricks used in construction shall comply with the provisions of General Industry Safety Orders, Group 13, except as supplemented below.

(b) Overhead & Gantry Cranes.

(1) Permanently installed overhead and gantry cranes. The requirements of General Industry Safety Orders, Article 92, apply to the following equipment when used in construction and permanently installed in a facility: overhead and gantry cranes, including semi-gantry, cantilever gantry, wall cranes, storage bridge cranes, and others having the same fundamental characteristics.

(1) This subsection applies to the following equipment when used in construction and not permanently installed in a facility: overhead and gantry cranes, overhead/bridge cranes, semi-gantry, cantilever gantry, wall cranes, storage bridge cranes, launching gantry cranes, and similar equipment having the same fundamental characteristics, irrespective of whether it travels on tracks, wheels, or other means.

(2) The following requirements apply to equipment identified in subsection (c)(1) of this section:

(A) All sections of General Industry Safety Orders, Group 13, apply except the following sections: Sections 4928.1(a), 4928.1(b), 5017, 5018, Article 95 and Article 96.

(B) The requirements as applicable of General Industry Safety Orders, Article 92, Cranes (Except Boom-Type Mobile Cranes).

1. For equipment identified in subsection (b)(3) which was manufactured before July 7, 2011, the standards prescribed by General Industry Safety Orders, Section 4884 shall apply.

2. For equipment manufactured on or after July 7, 2011, the following sections of ASME B30.2-2005 shall apply: 2-1.3.1; 2-1.3.2; 2-1.4.1; 2-1.6; 2-1.7.2; 2-1.8.2; 2-1.9.1; 2-1.9.2; 2-1.11; 2-1.12.2; 2-1.13.7; 2-1.14.2; 2-1.14.3; 2-1.14.5; 2-1.15.; 2-2.2.2; 2-3.2.1.1. In addition, 2-3.5 applies, except in 2-3.5.1(b), “29 CFR 1910.147” is substituted for “ANSI Z244.1.”

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.

History

1. New section filed 7-26-2022; operative 7-26-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 30). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. For prior history, see Registers 2011, No. 27 and 87, No. 19.1.

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