Subchapter 7. General Industry Safety Orders Group 13. Cranes and Other Hoisting Equipment Article 98. Operating Rules

§5003.3. Power Line Safety (All Voltages) -- Equipment Operations Closer Than the Table A Zone.

(a) Equipment operations in which any part of the equipment, load line, or load (including rigging and lifting accessories) is closer than the minimum approach distance under Table A of Section 5003.1 to an energized power line is prohibited except as permitted by the High-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders.

(b) Except where overhead electrical distribution and transmission lines have been de-energized and visibly grounded, the operation, erection, or handling of tools, machinery, apparatus, supplies, or materials, or any part thereof, over power lines is prohibited.

Exception to subsection (b): Tower cranes equipped with limit switches or other systems that automatically control slew, trolley and boom travel to prevent moving any portion of the load or load line within a horizontal proximity to power lines closer than the minimum clearances set forth in Table A of Section 5003.1.

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.