Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Scope.
(1) This article covers powered platform
installations permanently dedicated to interior or exterior building
maintenance of a specific structure or group of structures. This article does
not apply to suspended scaffolds used for construction work and covered under
Article 23 of the Construction Safety Orders. Building maintenance includes,
but is not limited to, such tasks as window cleaning, caulking, metal polishing
and reglazing.
NOTE: It is recognized because of special site
conditions that certain provisions contained in Article 5 may be applicable and
can be used in conjunction with equipment and/or practices in this
article.
(2) Effective date.
This article is effective July 1, 1993. (Title 24, Part 2, Section
2-8520(a).)
(b)
Application.
(1) New Installations. This
article applies to all permanent installations completed after a July 1, 1993.
Major modifications to existing installations completed after that date are
also considered new installations under this article.
(2) Existing Installations.
(A) Permanent installations in existence and
or completed before July 1, 1993 shall comply with Sections
3296 through
3299 and Appendix C of this
article.
(B) In addition, permanent
installations completed after September 29, 1974 and in existence and/or
completed before July 1, 1993, shall comply with Appendix D of this Article.
NOTE: For permanent installations completed before
September 29, 1974, see Appendix D, subparagraph (b). (Title 24, Part 2,
Section 2-8520(b).)
(c) Assurance.
(1) Building owners of new installations
shall inform the employer before each use in writing that the installation
meets the requirements of Sections
3294 and
3295 relating to: required load
sustaining capabilities of platforms, building components, hoisting and
supporting equipment; stability factors for carriages, platforms and supporting
equipment; maximum horizontal force for movement of carriages and davits;
design of carriages, hoisting machines, wire rope and stabilization systems;
and design criteria for electrical wiring and equipment.
(2) Building owners shall base the
information required in subsection (c)(1) of this section on the results of a
field test of the installation before it is placed into service and following
any major alteration to an existing installation as required in Section
3296. The assurance shall also be
based on all other relevant available information, including, but not limited
to, test data, equipment specifications and verification by a professional
engineer currently registered in the State of California.
(3) Building owners of all installations, new
and existing, shall inform the employer in writing that the installation has
been inspected, tested and maintained in compliance with the requirements of
Sections 3296 and
3297 and that all protection
anchorages meet the requirements of Section I paragraph (c)(10) in Appendix C
of this article.
(4) Building
owners shall make available to employers the manufacturer's instruction manual
and all other written documents necessary for the operation and maintenance of
the building's permanent powered platform installations.
(5) The employer shall not permit employees
to use the installation prior to receiving written assurance from the building
owner that the installation meets the requirements contained in subsections
(c)(1), (c)(3) and (c)(4) of this section.
(d)
(1)
Owners of buildings or structures shall develop an emergency procedures plan to
assure both safe access to and egress from suspended permanent or transportable
exterior and/or interior equipment. Where an Operating Procedures Outline Sheet
(OPOS) has been developed for the building or structure in accordance with
Appendix A of Article 5, the emergency procedures plan shall be incorporated
into the OPOS.
(A) The emergency procedures
plan shall be developed on a contract plan sheet in written and/or pictorial
form and be available for review at the site by affected employees.
(B) Necessary features such as safety belt
anchorages and adequate safe walkways required during emergencies shall be
incorporated into the structure itself and delineated on the emergency
procedure plan.
1.
Amendment of article heading and new section filed 3-9-93; operative 4-8-93
(Register 93, No. 11). For prior history, see Register 85, No.
37.
2. Editorial correction of printing error in HISTORY 1.
(Register 93, No. 28).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending
section heading and subsection (a) filed 7-6-93; operative 8-5-93 (Register 93,
No. 28).
4. Amendment of subsection (d)(1) and amendment of NOTE
filed 4-27-2000; operative 5-27-2000 (Register 2000, No. 17).
5.
Amendment of subsection (c)(5) and amendment of NOTE filed 3-27-2007; operative
4-26-2007 (Register 2007, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Section
142.3, Labor
Code. Reference: Section
142.3, Labor
Code.
