California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders
Group 13 - Cranes and Other Hoisting Equipment
Section 4883 - Equipment with a Rated Hoisting/Lifting Capacity of 2,000 Pounds or Less (Cranes and Derricks in Construction)
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
The following subsections specify requirements for employers using equipment in construction with a maximum rated hoisting/lifting capacity of 2,000 pounds or less.
(a) The employer using this equipment shall comply with the following provisions of Group 13:
Section 4880 (Scope);
Section 4884.1 (Equipment Modifications);
Section 4885 (Definitions);
Section 4928.1 (Free Fall and Controlled Load Lowering);
Section 4991.1 (Ground Conditions);
Section 4994 (f) (Multiple Crane/Derrick Lifts - Supplemental Requirements);
Sections 5001 through 5001.2 (Signals);
Section 5002 (Overhead Loads) [except for Section 5002(c)(3) (qualified rigger)];
Sections 5003.1, 5003.2, 5003.3, 5003.4, and 5010.4 (Power Line Safety);
Section 5008 (c) (Authority to stop operation);
Section 5010 (Assembly/Disassembly - Selection of Manufacturer or Employer Procedures);
Section 5010.3 (Assembly/Disassembly - Employer Procedures);
Section 5011 (Fall Protection);
Section 5031.1 (Inspection - Post-Assembly);
Sections 5031 and 5036-5037 (Wire Rope);
Article 95 (Derricks);
Article 96 (Tower Cranes);
Article 97.1 (Floating Cranes/Derricks and Land Cranes/Derricks on Barges), and Section 6060(b);
CSO Section 1610(b) (Overhead & Gantry Cranes).
(b) Assembly/disassembly.
(c) Operation Procedures.
The employer shall:
(d) Safety devices and operational aids.
(e) Operator qualifications. Section 5006 shall apply to operation of boom-type cranes with a rated hoisting/lifting capacity of 2,000 pounds or less.
(f) Inspections. The employer shall ensure that boom-type cranes are inspected in accordance with manufacturer procedures.
(g) Hoisting personnel. Equipment covered by this section shall not be used to hoist personnel.
(h) Design. The employer shall ensure that all non-original equipment manufacturer (OEM) lifting equipment shall be approved by a registered professional engineer.
1. New section filed 7-26-2022; operative 7-26-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 30). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.