Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 223 - State Examining Board for Crane Operators › Hoisting Equipment Operator Safety Code › Section 29-223-24a - Personnel lifting

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The following
				special procedures shall be followed when personnel are to be lifted:
(1) The person specifically responsible for
				the overall work to be performed shall determine that there is no practical
				alternative way to perform the needed work or gain access to the area. Such
				person then may authorize the personnel lifting procedure;
(2) For each personnel lifting procedure, the
				person responsible for the task shall attest to the need for the operation and
				shall issue a written statement describing the procedure and its time frame.
				The statement shall be retained at the jobsite;
(3) When used for lifting personnel, the
				hoisting equipment shall be inspected on a daily basis;
(4) Lifting and supporting shall be made
				under controlled conditions and under the direction of an appointed signal
				person;
(5) The operator, signal
				person and the person responsible for the task shall meet on a daily basis to
				plan and review procedures to be followed. The person responsible for the task
				shall also instruct all personnel who will occupy the personnel platform
				regarding the proper procedures to be followed, including procedures for
				entering and leaving the personnel platform and the points at which persons
				will enter and leave the personnel platform;
(6) The operator and signal person shall
				conduct a test lift with the empty personnel platform or basket and verify
				adequacy of footing;
(7)
				Communication between the operator, signal person and person or persons being
				lifted shall be maintained;
(8)
				When personnel from the personnel platform or basket perform welding, the
				electrode holders shall be protected from contact with metal components of the
				personnel platform or basket;
(9)
				Personnel being lifted or supported shall wear safety belts with lanyards
				attached to one or more designated anchor points;
(10) The operator shall remain at the
				controls when the personnel platform is occupied;
(11) Movement of the personnel platform shall
				be done in a slow, controlled, cautious manner with no sudden movements of the
				personnel platform;
(12) Hoisting
				equipment shall not travel while personnel are on a personnel platform or in
				the basket;
(13) The personnel
				being lifted or positioned shall remain in continuous sight or communication
				with the operator or signal person;
(14) Hoisting equipment used for lifting
				personnel shall be supported by a firm surface. When provided, outriggers shall
				be fully extended and properly set;
(15) The total weight of the lifted load,
				including personnel, shall not exceed 50 per cent of the rated capacity under
				the planned conditions of use;
(16)
				A suspended personnel platform shall be used only for personnel, their tools
				and sufficient materials to do their work. Such platform shall not be used for
				transporting bulk materials;
(17)
				Personnel shall keep all parts of their bodies inside the suspended personnel
				platform during raising, lowering and positioning to avoid pinch points.
				Personnel shall not stand on or work from the top rail, mid-rail or toe-board
				of the suspended personnel platform;
(18) If the personnel platform cannot be
				landed, it should be tied to the structure before personnel get off or
				on;
(19) A personnel platform shall
				not be used in winds in excess of 15 mph (25 Km/h), electrical storms, snow,
				ice, sleet or other adverse weather conditions that could affect the safety of
				personnel; and
(20) After
				positioning the personnel platform, all brakes and locks on the lift equipment,
				if equipped, shall be set before personnel perform any work.