All hand signals to cranes, etc. must be those prescribed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for the specific crane in use.
An annual inspection must be made by a competent person or agency and records maintained for each piece of hoisting equipment.
The operator or a designated competent person must periodically check all wire rope used in conjunction with hoisting equipment. Wire rope found to be out of compliance with OSHA 1926.550(a)(7) must be taken out of service.
The operator shall be responsible to see that no person is permitted to be lifted, lowered, or ride on any hoisting equipment’s load lines, attachments to load lines, boom, etc.
The operator shall never lift a load over the head of another person, including persons in vehicles, equipment, trailers, etc.
The operator shall consider all signaling not understood as a “Stop” signal.
The operator shall be responsible to see that the rear swing radius of a crane or dragline that is accessible to personnel is barricaded to prevent persons from becoming struck or crushed by the crane’s rear structure.
Overhead cranes shall be operated only by authorized persons that have received instructions on their proper use.
When the operator does not have a clear unobstructed view of the hoisting operation, intermediate signaling person(s) or radios must be used.
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