California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 14 - Petroleum Safety Orders-Drilling and Production
Article 25 - Crown Platforms and Railings
Section 6589 - Gin Pole Masts, Stationary or Portable: Crown Platforms and Railings
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Every portable and stationary gin pole mast (telescoping type excepted) shall be equipped with a crown platform that will provide access to the crown block, unless lines can be reeved on the crown block sheaves by an employee standing on the mast ladder, in which case a ladder safety cage may be provided in lieu of the crown platform.
(b) The platform shall be not less than twenty-four by twenty-four inches (24" x 24") in size. Smaller platforms may be used if employees are provided with and required to use safety belts and lanyards.
(c) The outer edges of the platform, except for the ladder opening, shall be equipped with standard railings and toeboards.
(d) When a ladder safety cage is provided in lieu of a crown platform it shall be:
(e) On every telescoping type gin pole mast, one of the following provisions shall be made for lubricating the crown block sheaves:
1. Amendment of section heading and section and new NOTE filed 5-8-95; operative 6-7-95 (Register 95, No. 19).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.