New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 185 - PITS AND QUARRIES (SAFETY REGULATION NUMBER 12)
Subchapter 28 - LOADING, MECHANICAL AND HOISTING EQUIPMENT
Section 12:185-28.5 - Overhead cranes
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Cranes equipped with a cab shall be provided with a fixed ladder or stairs with handrails to afford safe passageway from ground or floor to crane cab and from crane cab to bridge footwalk.
(b) A walkway with standard railing, toeboard and safe access to the ground shall be mounted outside rail supports and run the full length of the operating area. Where such a walkway is not available a rope or chain ladder shall be stored and permanently anchored in the crane cab so that in an emergency the operator can reach the ground at any point in the operating area.
(c) An effective warning signal securely fastened, shall be placed within easy reach of each crane operator.
(d) Every crane cab shall be equipped on all sides with a railing or with an enclosure equivalent to a standard railing and toeboard.
(e) A crane bumper extending 1/3 of the truck-well diameter above the rail shall be fastened securely at each end of each rail of the crane runway.
(f) Every crane trolley shall be provided with a solid floor or pan extending under the entire trolley.
(g) A limit switch shall be provided ahead of the bumper so that the crane cannot hit the end of the runway with the power on.
(h) A switch in the main power circuit which can be locked open shall be placed above each crane cab within easy reach of the bridge or walk.
(i) In connection with each switching block there shall be provided an overtravel cutoff switch that will automatically stop the uptravel of the block before it strikes the bridge.
(j) Only authorized persons shall be permitted to ride on cranes.
(k) Trolley lines shall be located on the opposite side of the runway from the cab and shall be protected from contact with swinging hoisting cables.
(l) Mechanical inspection of crane machinery and equipment shall be made daily, and detailed inspection by a competent person shall be made weekly. A written record of weekly inspections shall be maintained.
