26 R 408 .11855 Lim itatio ns on use of cranes .

 

 

Rule  1855 .  (1)  An  employer  sha ll  limit  th e  use  of  a  cran e  to  THE   FOLLOWI NG PE RSO NS:

(a)    An employee who IS ha s bee n tra ined an d IS qua lified to operat e th e type of cran e to which HE OR SHE IS th ey ar e assigned.

(b)   A learn er un der th e direct supervision of a designat ed operat or.

(c)   DESIGN ATED ma int enan ce personn el WHILE PE RFORMI NG d ur in g pe r forman ce of th eir dut ies.

(d)) I t s ma ximum rat ed ca p a cit y.

(2)     ) An  employer  sha ll  esta blish  an d  en for ce  a  safe  pr oced ur e,  applicable  to  auth orized employees, for boar ding an d leaving an overh ead CAB-OPE RATED cran e.

(3)    AN EMPLOYER SHALL ASSUR E THAT AN UN AUTHORI ZED EMPLOYEE  DOES NOT EN TER A CRANE CAB OR PU LPIT.

 

R 408 .11857    Repo rti ng de fec ts .

Rule 1857 . (1) An operat or sha ll report an y defects in a cran e to th e supervisor. (2 ) An unauth or ize d e m p loyee s ha ll n ot e nt e r a cran e ca b or p u lp it .

 

R 408 .11859   Pe rsona l protective   e quip men t.

Rule  1859 . (1) An  operat or  an d  an  employee  directing a  lift  sha ll use  th e persona l protective devices required in th e ar ea.

(2)    IF Wh e r e th e top of th e load is not lifted to a height OR MORE gr e at e r than 5 feet, THEN th e load IS s ha ll not be considered an overh ead ha zar d.

(3)      An employee perform ing ma int enan ce on  an  overh ead  or  gantr y  cran e,  where  a stan dar d barr ier, as prescribed in R 408 .11835 , or plat form is not provided, sha ll wear an approved safety HARNESS bel t an d lan yar d, OR A FALL ARREST DEVICE AS PRESCRIB ED IN CONSTRUCTIO N SAFE TY STANDARD, PART 45 . “FALL PROTECTIO N,” BEING  R  408 .44501 ,  ET  SEQ.,  WHICH  IS  REFE REN CED  IN  R 408 .11807 .

 

R 408 .11861   Gene ral conduct   of ope rato rs.

Rule 1861 . (1) An operat or, when start ing on dut y SHALL COMPLY WITH BOTH OF THE FOLLOWI NG PROVISIONS :

(a) Sha ll not close th e ma in switch or emergency conta ctor unt il checking to see if an yone is on th e cran e an d if a warn ing sign is on th e cran e, h ook , or ma in switch.

(b) Sha ll test all contr ols, limit switches, an d brak es. When a load approaches th e rat ed load, th e operat or sha ll test th e hoisting brak es by ra ising th e load a few inches an d applying th e brak es.

(2)  A hoisting limit switch on a cran e or hoisting mean s sha ll not be used as an operat ing contr ol un less th e cran e is also equipped with a backup limit switch.

(3)    A load sha ll not be lowered below a point where less than  2 full wra ps  of wire rope rema in on th e hoisting drum .

(4) IF W h e n th ere is doubt con cern ing th e safety of a cran e or hoisting mean s, THEN an operat or sha ll stop th e cran e an d report th e con dition creat ing THE th is doubt to th e supervisor.

 

 

(5) In case of power failur e, an operat or sha ll place all contr ollers in th e “off” position.

(6)   An operat or leaving a cran e unatt ended sha ll lan d  an y  atta ched  load,  place  th e contr ollers in th e “off” position, an d open th e ma in switch. Befor e closing a ma in switch, an operat or sha ll mak e sur e all contr ollers ar e in th e “off” position. O n pe n d ant contr olle d cran es , The ma in switch need not be opened ON A PEN DANT-CONTROLL ED CRANE if th e cran e is left unatt ended for short periods.

(7) ) An ope rat or le a vin g an out d oor cran e s ha ll se cur e it a s p r es cr ibe d in ru le 1841 (3 ).

 

 

 

ITEM			ITEM
BRIDG E  STRUCTUR AL			TROLL EY STRUCTUR AL
GUARDS  & COVERS	F	P	STEE L FRAME		P
BUMPE RS	F	P	CONNE CTIO N  HARDWARE		P
RAIL  SWEEP S	F	P	LOAD  BEAM		P
CATWALK  & RAILINGS		P	MAINT EN ANCE  PLATFORM		P
GENE RAL STRUCTUR E  & WELDS		P	HANDRAILS		P
CAPACIT Y SIGNS	F	P	RAIL  SWEEP S	F	P
HAND  RAILS		P	BUMPE RS	F	P
TROLL EY RAIL  & STOPS	F	P	GUARDS  & COVERS	F	P
BRIDG E  MECHANICAL			ALIG NMEN T & TRACKI NG		P
MOTOR	F	P	TROLL EY  MECHANICAL
BRAKE  & HYDRAULICS	F	P	MOTOR	F	P
GEAR CASE	F	P	BRAKE	F	P
COUP LINGS	F	P	GEAR CASE		P
LINE  SHAFT  BEARINGS	F	P	COUP LINGS	F	P
WHEE LS	F	P	WHEE LS	F	P
WHEE L  GEARINGS	F	P	TROLL EY ELECTRIC AL
WHEE L  BEARINGS	F	P	GENE RAL WIRING  & CONDUI TS	F	P
BRIDG E  ELECTRIC AL			MOTOR	F	P
LIG H TS	F	P	CONTROL  PANE LS	F	P
ELECTRIC   CONTROL BRAKE	F	P	CONTROL  OPE RATIO NS	F	P
MASTER  SWITCHE S	F	P	MOTOR  RESISTORS	F	P
RUN WAY COLL ECTORS	F	P	SOFT START  OR  INVERTER	F	P
TROLL EY  CONDUCTORS	F	P	HOIST /TROLL EY  CONDUCTORS	F	P
RESISTORS	F	P	LIMIT  SWITCH(S)	F	P
SOFT START OR INVERTER	F	P	ELECTRIC  CONTROL  BRAKE(S)	F	P

 

 

 

ITEM			ITEM
HOIST  STRUCTUR AL			BRAKE  COIL	F	P
STEE L FRAME  CONDITIO N		P	POWER LIMIT  SWITCH	F	P
CAPACITY  MARKINGS	F	P	CABLE  REE LS	F	P
GUARDS  & COVERS	F	P	CONTROL  CABLES	F	P
CONNE CTIO N  TO TROLL EY	F	P	MISC ELLANE OUS
HOIST   MECHANICAL			WARNIN G  TAG	F	P
MOTOR	F	P	CAPACITY  MARKINGS	F	P
BRAKE  DRUM	F	P	WIND  INDIC ATORS	F	P
HOLDI NG  BRAKE	F	P	RAIL  CLAMPS	F	P
MECHANICAL  LOAD  BRAKE	F	P	HOUR  METER  READINGS		P
GEAR CASE	F	P	OPE RATOR  INSTRUCTION   MANU AL		P
COUP LING(S)	F	P	MAINT EN ANCE  MANU AL		P
UPPE R SHE AVE (S)	F	P	RUN WAY, RAILS , CLI PS, BARS	F	P
ROPE  DRUM		P	PROPE R LIC EN SE		P
WIRE  ROPE	F	P	WARNIN G  DEVICES	F	P
BOTTOM  BLOCK  ASSEMBLY	F	P	SPARE  BATTERIES	F	P
HOOK  & LATCH	F	P	RECHARGING  UNI T	F	P
EQUALIZER  SHE AVE	F	P	TRANSMITT ER  STORAGE  LOCATIO N	F	P
HOIST  ELECTRIC AL (MAIN)			TEST  RUN
GENE RAL WIRING  & CONDUI TS	F	P	BRIDG E	F	P
MOTOR (S)	F	P	TROLL EY	F	P
CONTROL  PANE L	F	P	MAIN  HOIST	F	P
MOTOR  RESISTORS	F	P	AUXILIARY  HOIST	F	P
LIMIT  SWITCH(S)	F	P	VERIFICATION
SOFT START  OR  INVERTER	F	P	INS PE CTIO N  ACCEP TED/DATE	F	P
ELECTRIC  CONTROL  BRAKE(S)	F	P	CUSTOMER  SIGN ATURE	F	P
OVERLOAD  GUARD		P

 

 

 

ITEM			ITEM
HOIST  STRUCTUR AL			SOFT START  OR  INVERTER	F	P
(AUXILI ARY)			ELECTRIC  CONTROL  BRAKE(S)	F	P
STEE L FRAME  CONDITIO N		P	OVERLOAD  GUARD		P
CAPACITY  MARKINGS	F	P	BRAKE  COIL	F	P
GUARDS  & COVERS	F	P	POWER LIMIT  SWITCH	F	P
CONNE CTIO N  TO TROLL EY	F	P	CABLE  REE LS	F	P
HOIST   MECHANICAL (AUXILI ARY)			CONTROL  CABLES	F	P
MOTOR	F	P	PEN DANT  CONTROL
BRAKE  DRUM	F	P	PU SH  BUTTON  FE STOON  CONDITIO N	F	P
HOLDI NG  BRAKE	F	P	PU SH  BUTTO N  PEN DANT CONDITIO N	F	P
MECHANICAL  LOAD  BRAKE	F	P	PU SH  BUTTON  LEGEN D MARKI NGS	F	P
GEAR CASE	F	P	PU SH  BUTTON  STRAIN  RELIEF	F	P
COUP LING(S)	F	P	CABLE  REE L(S)	F	P
UPPE R SHE AVE (S)	F	P	PEN DANT  BALANCER	F	P
ROPE  DRUM		P	OPE RATIO N  OF  E-STOP	F	P
WIRE  ROPE	F	P	WARNIN G TAG ON  PU SH  BUTTON	F	P
BOTTOM  BLOCK  ASSEMBLY	F	P	RADIO  CONTROL  ELECTRIC AL
HOOK  & LATCH	F	P	CONDUI TS  & FITTINGS	F	P
EQUALIZER  SHE AVE	F	P	WIRING  & CONNE CTIO NS	F	P
HOIST  ELECTRIC AL (AUXILI ARY)			CONTROL  PANE LS	F	P
GENE RAL WIRING  & CONDUITS	F	P	RADIO/MANU AL  SWITCH	F	P
MOTOR (S)	F	P	RECEIVER  ANTENN A	F	P
CONTROL  PANE L	F	P	TRANS MITT ER  FUN CTIO NS	F	P
MOTOR  RESISTORS	F	P	TRANSMITT ER  EMERGEN CY STOP	F	P
LIMIT  SWITCH(S)	F	P

 

 

 

ITEM			ITEM
BRIDG E  CONTROL  PANE LS			AUXILI ARY HOIST  CONTROL  PANE LS
LINE  CONTACTOR  & KNIFE SWITCH	F	P	CONTACTORS	F	P
BRIDG E  CONTACTORS	F	P	ARCH  SHIELDS	F	P
ARCH  SHIELDS	F	P	WIRING	F	P
WIRING	F	P	GROUN DS	F	P
GROUN DS	F	P	RESISTORS	F	P
RESISTORS	F	P	DOORS  CLOS ED	F	P
DOORS  CLOS ED	F	P	OVERLOAD  RELAYS		P
TROLL EY CONTROL  PANE LS			MAIN  POWER SU PP LY
CONTACTORS	F	P	MAIN  LINE  CONDUCTORS	F	P
ARCH  SHIELDS	F	P	MAIN  LINE  COLL ECTORS	F	P
WIRING	F	P	TROLL EY POWER SU PP LY
GROUN DS	F	P	TROLL EY  CONDUCTORS	F	P
RESISTORS	F	P	TROLL EY LINE  COLL ECTORS	F	P
DOORS  CLOS ED	F	P	FE STOON  SYSTEM POWER SU PP LY
MAIN  HOIST  CONTROL  PANE LS			TROLL EY PU SHE R ARM	F	P
CONTACTORS	F	P	FE STOON  SPAN  CONDUCTORS	F	P
ARCH  SHIELDS	F	P	FE STOON  TROLL EYS	F	P
WIRING	F	P	SAFE TY
GROUN DS	F	P	FIRE  EXTINGUISHE R	F	P
RESISTORS	F	P	CLEARANCE
DOORS  CLOS ED	F	P	CRANE /OBSTR UCTIO N		P
OVERLOAD  RELAYS	F	P	GENE RAL CONDITIO N  & HOUSE KEEP ING	F	P

 

 

TAB LE 2

MI N IMU M I NS P E CTIO N S C HEDU L E

 

IT E M	D AIL Y	MO N TH LY TO QU AR TER LY	YE AR LY O R MO RE O F T EN
O pe r ating  M echan is ms	visua l f o r f unc ti on	check  fo r w ea r , disto rti on and  fr actu r es
L i m it S w itc hes	visua l & ope r ationa l f o r f unc tio n	check  f o r ad jus t men t and  w ea r
A ir Syste  m s	visua l f o r l eaks	visua l f o r l eaks
Hydra u li c Syste  m s	visua l f o r l eaks	visua l f o r l eaks  and ab r asions
Hooks *	visua l f o r de f o r ma tio n and c r acks
C ha i ns	visua l f o r w ea r , e l ongation                                                                and  t w ist	measu r e f o r w ea r and e l ongation
Wir e Rop e **	visua l f o r w ea r , brok en w ir e , kinks	measu r e f o r w ea r
S li ngs	visua l f o r w ea r , brok en w ir e , kinks	measu r e f o r w ea r
Rop e R eev i ng	visua l f o r p r ope r seating  i n d r um and  sheave   g r ooves	visua l f o r p r ope r seating                                                i n d r um and  sheave           g r ooves
C ha i n D ri ve Sp r ockets			check  f o r w ea r
D ri ve C ha i n		check  f o r st r e tc h
B r ake  System		check  f o r ad jus t men t and  w ea r
Sheaves			check f o r w ea r and c r acks
D r ums			check f o r w ea r and c r acks
Fastene r s		check  f o r tig h t ness
El ec trical   A ppa r atus		check  e l ec trical   components    f o r f unc tio n , l oose  connections    and dete ri o r ation
L ock  and  Cl amp Moo ri ng  Devices		visua l f o r f unc tio n and w ea r	C heck  f o r w ea r , disto rti o n and fr actu r es

 

 

Cab		check  h ang e r s and fastene  rs
L oad , Wi nd and  O t he r I nd icators		Accu r acy
P o w e r P l ants		pe rf o r mance  and  sa f e ty r e q u ir emen ts
* See  R u l e 1825	** See  R u l e 1824

 

RULE 1873 . (1) BEF ORE A NE W OR MODI FIED CRANE IS PU T INTO OPE RATIO N OR  IF  A  CRANE  HAS  NOT  BEEN  USE D  IN  THE  PAST  12   MONTHS,   THE EQUIP MEN T SHALL BE TESTED BY A DESIGN ATED PE RSO N TO EN SUR E COMPLIANCE   WITH   THIS   PART,   INCLUDING   ALL   OF   THE    FOLLOWI NG FUN CTIO NS:

(A) HOISTI NG AND LOWERING. (B) TROLL EY TRAVEL.

(C)   BRIDG E TRAVEL.

(D)   TRAVEL LIMITI NG DEVICES.

(2)     THE TRI P SETTI NG OF A HOIST LIMIT SWITCH SHALL BE DETERMI NE D WITH AN EMPTY HOOK TRAVELING IN INCR EASING SPEE DS UP TO THE MAXIMUM SPEE D. THE ACTUATING MECHANIS M OF THE LIMIT SWITCH SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT WILL TRI P THE SWITCH, UN DER ALL CONDITIO NS , IN TIM E TO PREVEN T CONTACT OF THE HOOK OR HOOK BLOCK WITH ANY PART OF THE TROLL EY.

(3)   LOCKI NG, LIMITI NG, AND INDIC ATING DEVICES, IF PROVIDED.

(4)     WHEN A CRANE IS GIVEN A LOAD TEST, THE TEST LOAD SHALL BE NOT MORE THAN 125 % OF  THE  RATED  LOAD.  THE  TEST  REP ORTS  SHALL  BE MAINT AIN ED ON A F ILE WITH IN THE PREMIS E S WHE RE THE CRANE IS LOCATED.

 

R 408 .11874   RATED LOAD TES T.

RULE 1874 . BEF ORE INITI AL USE , ALL NE W, EXTEN SIVELY REP AIRED, AND ALTERED CRANES SHALL BE TESTED AND  INS PE CTED  BY  OR  UN DER  THE DIR ECTIO N OF A DESIGN ATED OR AUTHORI ZED PE RSO N AND  A  WRITTEN REP ORT  WHICH  CONFI RMS  THE  LOAD  RATING  OF  THE  CRANE  SHALL  BE FU RNISHE D BY THE PE RSO N. THE LOAD RATING SHALL NOT BE MORE THEN 80% OF THE  MAXIMUM LOAD SUST AIN ED DURING THE TEST. TEST LOADS SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN 125 % OF THE RATED LOAD, UN LESS OTHE RWIS E RECOMM EN DED BY THE MANUF ACTURER. THE TEST REP ORTS SHALL BE PLACED ON FILE WHE RE READIL Y AVAILABLE TO APP OINTED PE RSO NNE L.

 

R 408 .11875   Maintenance  .

Rule 1875 . (1) An employer sha ll ma inta in a cran e an d it s a ccess ories in a con dition that will not endan ger an operat or or oth er employee. A PREVEN TATIVE MAINT EN ANCE PROGR AM SHALL BE ESTABLIS HE D AND THE  PROGR AM SHALL BE BASED ON

 

 

THE MANUF ACTURER’S RECOMM EN DATIO NS AND FOR THE APP LIC ATIO N  AS REVIEWED BY A QUALIFIED PE RSO N.

(2)  An un safe condition on a cran e determ ined  by an  inspe ct ion  sha ll be  corr ected  by a des ignat ed tra ined employee or A QUALIFIED an out s ide cran e service com pan y befor e th e cran e is put int o operat ion. DESIGN ATED REP AIR PE RSO NNE L SHALL HAVE A THOROUGH   BACKGRO UN D   IN   EITHE R   MECHANI CAL    OR    ELECTRIC AL OPE RATING  SYSTEMS,  OR  BOTH,  AND  SHALL  ALSO   HAVE   A   PE RMIT   TO OPE RATE THE TYPE OF CRANE THAT IS BEING SERVICED.

(3)  Befor e adjustm ent s or repairs ar e comm enced on a cran e, ALL  OF  th e  followin g precaut ions sha ll be tak en:

(a)   A cran e to be  repaired  sha ll  be  moved  to  a  locat ion  where  it  will  cau se  th e  least int erference with oth er moving equipment on th e tra ck or ra ils an d operat ions in th e ar ea.

(b) Contr ollers sha ll be placed in th e “off” position.

(c)   The ma in switch sha ll be placed in th e “off” or “ope n” position an d locked OUT, except where power is necess ar y to adjust or service th e cran e.

(d) A warn ing SIGN or “out of order” sign sha ll be placed at th e operat or contr ol stat ion.

(e)      Illum inat ion  of  not  less  than  15   foot can dles   int ensity   sha ll   be   provided   while ma int enan ce is per form ed on a cran e.

(4)    IF Wh e r e an y oth er cran e uses th e sam e run way, THEN a protective device sha ll be used to prevent int erference with th e idle cran e un dergoing repairs. IF Wh e r e th e protective device is impra ct icable, THEN a signa l PE RSO N man sha ll be placed at a visua l vanta ge point to warn th e operat or of th e active cran e when it reaches th e limit of safe distan ce from th e idle cran e.

(5)  A cran e that ha s been adjusted or repaired sha ll not be return ed to norma l operat ion unt il all guar ds ha ve been replaced, locks removed by th ose who insta lled th em, or th eir supervisor, safety devices reactivat ed, an d th e ma int enan ce equipment removed.

(6) Manua l lubricat ion on a cran e sha ll comply with subru le (3)(c) OF THIS RULE.

(7)    An a ccumu lat ion of dirt on a cran e that would creat e a ha zar dous con dition sha ll be removed.