Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Orchard Man-Lifts manufactured after
September 1, 1991 shall have a permanently affixed, legible plate or be
conspicuously marked, as follows:
(1) The
device meets either ANSI A92.5-1980, Sections
3 and
4 or ANSI/SIA A92.5-1992, Section
4 requirements for construction and
stability.
(A) Orchard Man-Lifts manufactured
after May 7, 1999 meets ANSI/SIA A92.5-1992, Section
4 requirements for construction and
stability.
(2) Make,
model, serial number and manufacturer's name and address;
(3) Rated platform workload;
(4) Maximum platform height and travel
height;
(5) Alternative
configuration statement, if applicable;
(6) Work-in-proximity-to-high-voltage
overhead-lines warning, and,
(7)
Maximum slope on which the device may be operated when the platform is
elevated.
(b) In addition
to having permanently affixed, legible plates or markings stating that the
orchard man-lift meets the applicable ANSI or ANSI/SIA A92.5, Sections
3 and/or 4 requirements, orchard
man-lifts manufactured after September 1, 1991 shall incorporate the following:
(1) A rigid platform guardrail at least 36
inches in height, surrounding the entire platform. Midrails are not
required;
(2) A work platform fully
enclosed below the guardrail to within three inches of the platform floor or
enclosed with vertical members spaced not more than nine inches apart. Access
to the platform shall be provided by one of the following:
(A) Access opening not to exceed 20 inches in
width; or
(B) Access gate or door
provided it is designed to prevent unintentional opening and provide a closed
guardrail around the platform.
(3) Access to or from the platform shall not
be over the guardrail.
(4) A safety
belt with attached lifeline shall be worn when guardrail height is less than 42
inches above the platform floor. A lifeline anchorage point shall be provided
on the platform.
(5) A secondary
set of platform controls shall be provided at ground level capable of raising
and lowering the platform and deenergizing the system.
(6) All operating controls shall move in the
direction of the function which they control and shall be of the type which
automatically return to "off" or the "neutral" position when
released.
(7) The platform
elevating system shall be designed to limit descent of the raised platform to
135 feet per minute in the event of an elevating system
failure.
(c) Orchard
man-lifts manufactured prior to September 1, 1991 shall meet at least the
following requirements:
(1) A permanent
legible plate or conspicuous marking containing the information required in
subsection (a), (1-7) of this Section shall be affixed to the orchard
man-lift;
(2) All load supporting
structural elements of the work platform shall have a factor of safety not less
than 2 to 1;
(3) The device and
work platform shall be capable of maintaining stability while sustaining a
static load equal to 1- 1/3 times its rated work load concentrated anywhere 12
inches inside the perimeter of the platform throughout its entire range of
motion while on a 5 degree slope from the horizontal; and,
(4) The platform elevating system shall be
equipped with a means of limiting descent of the platform to 135 feet per
minute in the event of an elevating system failure.
Note: The orchard man-lift may be considered in
compliance with these requirements provided compliance can be substantiated by
manufacturer's specification, or documentation certified by a California
registered engineer or by a nationally recognized testing laboratory as defined
in Section 3207 of the General Industry Safety
Orders.
(d)
Orchard man-lifts shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the
manufacturers' recommendations.
(e)
Use and marking of orchard man-lifts shall be in accordance with Article 37 of
the High Voltage Electrical Safety Orders.
(f) Operating instructions in Section
3648 of the General Industry Safety
Orders shall apply to orchard man-lifts in addition to the following:
(1) Orchard man-lifts operators shall be
trained in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended operating
procedures.
(2) A written emergency
procedure to move and lower the platform should the platform operator become
unable to operate the controls shall be developed. Operators shall be trained
in these emergency procedures.
1.
Repealer filed 10-12-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No.
41).
2. New section filed 10-28-91; operative 11-27-91 (Register 92,
No. 7).
3. Amendment of subsection (a)(1), new subsection (a)(1)(A)
and amendment of subsection (b) filed 4-7-99; operative 5-7-99 (Register 99,
No. 15).
4. Amendment of subsection (f) filed 2-8-2002; operative
3-10-2002 (Register 2002, No. 6).
Note: Authority cited: Section
142.3, Labor
Code. Reference: Section
142.3, Labor
Code.
