OSHA, as it does from time-to-time issues guidance on its inspection and enforcement criteria. At the end of June, 2021, OSHA issued new “Enforcement Inspection Guidance for Tree Care and Tree Removal Operations.” We thought we would highlight some of their comments here
Digger derricks are versatile machines that are capable of many operations, including digging a hole with an auger and lifting and setting a pole in the hole. Because one of the primary activities is lifting and moving loads, a digger derrick may be performing as a crane in construction activities and needs to follow OSHA regulations.
A crane doesn’t just magically tip over. It was being operated outside the standards set in the load chart. A leader didn’t enforce standards. A wrecking ball doesn’t roll down main street all by its self. A leader didn’t enforce standards. Whether or not the “Art” of keeping people safe has progressed depends.
We take safety seriously here at Crawford Custom. We offer inspection, training and certification services so you can be safer and more knowledgable about your job.
We see it all the time. The blank stare from supervisors and hands when they are told of a particular training/qualification requirement for someone involve in a lifting operation. I get it, many decades ago my introduction to the Lift Industry was when the boss handed me keys to a fork-lift (a “powered industrial truck” in OSHA parlance) and told me […]
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