OSHA Crane Rule – Impact on other MachinesSteve Neva

AEM

25th Joint Technical Liaison Meeting16th-17th April, 2015

Tokyo, Japan

OSHA Crane Rule – Impact on other Machines

Background:• New OSHA rule addressing the use of cranes and derricks in construction took effect 8 Nov

2010

Current Status / Implementation Date: • OSHA published compliance directive 17 Oct 2014 to provide supplemental guidance

regarding the enforcement of the new crane standard• Deadline for Requirements for operator certification have been extended by 3 years to 10

Nov 2017

Actions to be taken:• AEM to continue monitoring

Annexes/Attachments (if any):• Link to OSHA compliance directive: https://

www.osha.gov/OshDoc/Directive_pdf/CPL_02-01-057.pdf

• Additional information: https://www.osha.gov/cranes-derricks/

25th JTLM 16th-17th April, 2015

OSHA Crane Rule – Impact on other Machines

• § 1926.1400(a). Scope.– Applies to power-operated equipment, when used in construction, that can hoist, lower and

horizontally move a suspended load.– Such equipment includes, but is not limited to: articulating cranes (such as knuckle-boom

cranes); crawler cranes; floating cranes; cranes on barges; locomotive cranes; mobile cranes (such as wheel-mounted, rough-terrain, all-terrain, commercial truck-mounted, and boom truck cranes); multi-purpose machines when configured to hoist and lower (by means of a winch or hook) and horizontally move a suspended load; industrial cranes (such as carry-deck cranes); dedicated pile drivers; service/mechanic trucks with hoisting devices; cranes on monorails; tower cranes such as fixed-jib (e.g.,“hammerhead boom”) cranes, luffing boom cranes, and self-erecting cranes; pedestal cranes; portal cranes; overhead and gantry cranes; straddle cranes; sideboom cranes; derricks; and variations of such equipment.

– Attachments. This standard applies to equipment included above when used with attachments. Such attachments, whether crane-attached or suspended include, but are not limited to: Hooks, magnets, grapples, clamshell buckets, orange peel buckets, concrete buckets, drag lines, personnel platforms, augers or drills and pile driving equipment.

• Compliance directive provided guidance on what machines are excluded from this standard

OSHA Crane Rule – Impact on other Machines

OSHA Crane Rule – Impact on other Machines

• Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts)– This includes rough terrain trucks– Standard currently states trucks are covered when

configured with a “winch or hook” and used like a crane.– Compliance directive states the proposed change to the

standard would exclude trucks unless they are equipped with a “boom and a hoist” and used like a crane

• Compliance Directive also provides guidance on:– Digger derricks– Dedicated pile drivers– Articulating/knuckle-boom truck cranes