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 › Article 98 - Operating Rules › Section 5006.2 - Operator Training, Certification, and Evaluation for Cranes and Derricks in Construction

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) General requirements for operators. The
						employer shall ensure that each operator is trained, certified/licensed, and
						evaluated in accordance with this section, prior to operating any equipment
						covered under this Group 13, or the person is operating the equipment during a
						training period as an operator-in-training in accordance with subsection
						(b).
(b) Operator training. The
						employer shall provide each operator-in-training with sufficient training,
						through a combination of formal and practical instruction, prior to operating
						the equipment to enable the operator-in training to operate the equipment
						safely under limitations established by this section and any additional
						limitations established by the employer.
(1)
						The employer shall provide instruction on the knowledge and skills listed in
						subsection (g) to the operator-in-training.
(2) The operator-in-training shall be
						continuously monitored on site by a trainer while operating
						equipment.
(3) The employer may
						only assign tasks within the operator-in-training's ability. However, except as
						provided in subsection (b)(3)(E), the operator-in-training shall not operate
						the equipment in any of the following circumstances unless certified in
						accordance with subsection (c):
(A) If any
						part of the equipment, load line or load (including rigging and lifting
						accessories), if operated up to the equipment's maximum working radius in the
						work zone [see Section
						5003.1(a)(1)],
						could get within 20 feet of a power line that is up to 350 kV, or within 50
						feet of a power line that is over 350 kV.
(B) If the equipment is used to hoist
						personnel.
(C) In
						multiple-equipment lifts.
(D) If
						the equipment is used over a shaft, cofferdam, or in a tank farm.
(E) In multiple-lift rigging operations,
						except where the operator's trainer determines that the operator-in-training
						skills are sufficient for this high-skill work.
(4) The employer shall ensure that an
						employee who is not qualified or certified under this section is permitted to
						operate equipment only as an operator-in-training and is monitored as follows
						when operating equipment covered by this Group 13.
(A) Trainees may be authorized to operate
						equipment provided they are under the direct supervision of an individual
						("operator's trainer") who meets all of the following requirements:
1. The term direct supervision means the
						supervising individual ("operator's trainer") is in the immediate area of the
						trainee and within visual sighting distance and able to effectively communicate
						with the trainee. When performing direct supervision, the supervising operator
						shall have no other duties other than to observe the operation of the crane by
						the trainee.
2. The operator's
						trainer shall be an employee or agent of the operator-in-training's
						employer.
3. The operator's trainer
						has the knowledge, training and experience necessary to direct the
						operator-in-training on the equipment in use and possesses a valid certificate
						of competency for the type of crane operated by the
						trainee.
(B) For
						equipment other than tower cranes: The operator's trainer and the
						operator-in-training shall be in direct line of sight of each other. In
						addition, they shall communicate verbally or by hand signals. For tower cranes:
						The operator's trainer and the operator-in-training shall be in direct
						communication with each other.
(5) Retraining. The employer shall provide
						retraining in relevant topics for each operator when, based on the performance
						of the operator or an evaluation of the operator's knowledge, there is an
						indication that retraining is necessary.