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. 28, July 12, 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.
(1) In addition to
					 compliance with Section
					 5010
					 (Assembly/Disassembly--Selection of Manufacturer or Employer Procedures) and
					 Section 5010.3
					 (Assembly/Disassembly--Employer Procedures), the employer shall also comply
					 with Section
					 4883(b)(2)-(3).
(2) Components and configuration. The
					 employer shall ensure that:
(A) The selection
					 of components, and the configuration of the equipment, that affect the capacity
					 or safe operation of the equipment complies with either the:
1. Manufacturer instructions,
					 recommendations, limitations, and specifications. When these documents and
					 information are unavailable, a certified agent familiar with the type of
					 equipment involved shall approve, in writing, the selection and configuration
					 of components; or
2. Modifications
					 that meet the requirements of Section
					 4884.1 (Equipment
					 Modifications).
(B)
					 Post-assembly inspection. Upon completion of assembly, the equipment is
					 inspected to ensure that it is in compliance with subsection (b)(2)(A) (see
					 Section 5031.1 for post-assembly inspection
					 requirements).
(3)
					 Manufacturer prohibitions. The employer shall comply with applicable
					 manufacturer prohibitions.