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1 OSHA 3433-10R 2014 Small Entity ComplianceGuide for the Final Rule forCranes and Derricksin ConstructionOccupationalSafetyandHealthA ctof1970 To assure safe and healthful workingconditions for working men and women;by authorizing enforcement of thestandards developed under the Act; byassisting and encouraging the States intheir efforts to assure safe and healthfulworking conditions; by providing forresearch, information, education, andtraining in the field of occupational safetyand health. This publication provides a generaloverview of a particular standards-relatedtopic. This publication does not alter ordetermine compliance responsibilitieswhich are set forth in OSHA standardsand theOccupational Safety and HealthAct.

2 Moreover, because interpretationsand enforcement policy may change overtime, for additional guidance on OSHA compliance requirements, the readershould consult current administrativeinterpretations and decisions by theOccupational Safety and Health ReviewCommission and the contained in this publication is inthe public domain and may be reproduced,fully or partially, without credit is requested but information will be made availableto sensory-impaired individuals uponrequest. Voice phone: (202) 693-1999; tele-typewriter (TTY) number: Entity ComplianceGuide for the Final Rule forCranes and Derricksin Department of LaborOccupational Safety and Health AdministrationOSHA 3433-10R2014 ContentsIntroduction6 Employer Responsibilities9 Section 1400 Scope14 Section 1401 Definitions17 Section 1402 Ground Conditions20 Sections 1403-1406 Assembly and Disassembly21 Sections 1407-1411 Power Lines25 Section 1412 Inspections34 Section 1413 Wire Rope Inspection42 Section 1414 Wire Rope Selection andInstallation Criteria44 Sections 1415 Safety Devices &1416 Operational Aids46 Section 1417 Operation48 Section 1418

3 Authority to Stop Operation51 Sections 1419-1422 Signals51 Section 1423 Fall Protection53 Section 1424 Work Area Control55 Section 1425 Keeping Clear of the Load56 Section 1426 Free Fall and ControlledLoad Lowering57 Section 1427 Operator Qualificationand Certification*59 Section 1428 Signal Person Qualifications61O C C U PAT I O N A L S A F E T Y A N D H E A LT H A D M I N I S T R AT I O N4C R A N E S A N D D E R R I C K S I N C O N S T R U C T I O N5 Section 1429 Qualifications of Maintenance& Repair Employees62 Section 1430 Training62 Section 1431 Hoisting Personnel64 Section 1432 Multiple-Crane/Derrick-Lifts69 Section 1433 Design, Construction and Testing69 Section 1434 Equipment Modifications71 Section 1435 Tower Cranes72 Section 1436 Derricks75 Section 1437 Floating Cranes/Derricks andLand Cranes/Derricks on Barges79 Section 1438 Overhead and Gantry Cranes80 Section 1439 Dedicated Pile Drivers80 Section 1440 Sideboom Cranes81 Section 1441 Equipment with a RatedHoisting/Lifting Capacity of 2,000 Poundsor Less81 Appendix A Directory of States with ApprovedOccupational Safety and Health Programs82 Workers Rights87 OSHA Assistance.

4 Services and Programs88 NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program91 OSHA Regional Offices92 How to Contact OSHA95*On September 26, 2014, OSHA published a final ruleextending the deadline for crane operator certificationby 3 years, to November 10, guide is intended to help small businessescomply with OSHA s standard for Cranes and Derricksin is designed to address the mostcommon compliance issues that employers will faceand to provide sufficient detail to serve as a usefulcompliance guide. It does not, however, describe allprovisions of the standard or alter the complianceresponsibilities set forth in the standard, which ispublished at 29 CFR - 1442.

5 The readermust refer to the standard itself, which is availableon OSHA s website and in the Federal Register andwill be published in the Code of Federal Regulations,to determine all of the steps that must be taken tocomply with the addition to this guide, other information that willbe helpful in complying with the standard can befound on OSHA s you are seeking advice about complying with thestandard, OSHA s On-site Consultation Programoffers free and confidential advice to small andmedium-sized businesses in all states across thecountry, with priority given to high-hazard Consultation services are separate fromenforcement and do not result in penalties orcitations.

6 Consultants from state agencies anduniversities work with employers to identify work-place hazards, provide advice on compliance withOSHA standards, and help establish safety and healthmanagement systems. To find the OSHA On-siteConsultation Program office nearest you, go to: 21 states and one territory, occupational safety andhealth standards are enforced by the state agencyresponsible for the OSHA-approved state states are: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii,Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan,Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina,Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee,Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and York, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, and theVirgin Islands also operate OSHA-approved state pro-grams limited in scope to state and local C C U PAT I O N A L S A F E T Y A N D H E A LT H A D M I N I S T R AT I O N6 States operating OSHA-approved state programsmust adopt and enforce standards that are eitheridentical to or at least as effective as federal.

7 These states must adopt a standard forcranes and derricks in construction that is at least aseffective as OSHA s standard and must extend thatprotection to state and local government you are operating a small business in one of theabove-listed states or territories, you must determinewhether requirements in addition to those in theOSHA standard apply. For example, the OSHA standard requires that crane operators be qualifiedor certified by November 10, 2014, but states mayrequire such qualification or certification by an earlierdate. In addition, state or local licensing requirementsmay apply. (A list of phone numbers and addressesfor the state programs is included in Appendix A).

8 Who must comply with the standard?Employers who use cranes and derricks in construc-tion work must comply with the standard. In addition,other employers on construction sites where cranesand derricks are used are responsible for violationsthat expose their employees to hazards and, there-fore, need to know the requirements of the standardthat may affect their employees. Crane lessors whoprovide operators and/or maintenance personnelwith the equipment also have duties under thestandard. See the section of this guide entitled Employer Responsibilities for additional informationon the compliance responsibilities of should read this guide?

9 Employers who have compliance responsibilitiesunder the standard should read this guide. Inaddition, crane operators and other workers whowork with or near cranes on construction sites canfind information in this guide that will make themaware of the hazards that cranes present to them andtheir coworkers and the steps that employers musttake to protect against those do I use this guide?This guide is divided into chapters that correspond tothe sections of the standard. The guide focuses onthe standard s provisions that address the mostserious hazards and the compliance issues thatC R A N E S A N D D E R R I C K S I N C O N S T R U C T I O N7employers will face most frequently.

10 Some issuesthat arise less frequently are addressed briefly or notat all. In some places, the guide refers the reader tosections of the standard for more detailed informationabout particular this guide uses the word you, it is referringto an employer who operates a crane on a constructionsite unless the context indicates otherwise. However,as noted above, other employers may also haveresponsibilities under the does the new standard differ from the oldstandard it replaces?Most requirements of the prior OSHA standard forcranes and derricks used in construction work (29 CFR ) incorporated requirements of certainpre-1970 national consensus standards.