PDFWAC 296-155-55100
Inspections on cranes and personnel platforms.
(1) A qualified person must inspect personnel platforms before use and at each new job site to make sure the requirements of WAC 296-155-548 through 296-155-55305 are met.
(2) A qualified person must inspect all items in Table 9 at least once each day, before use.
(3) You must correct any hazardous conditions before using the platform.
(4) As applicable, perform a frequent inspection on the crane/derrick in accordance with WAC 296-155-53405.
(5) You must make and keep dated inspection records for the crane and the personnel platform on file for the duration of the personnel lift operation.
Table 9
Inspection Checklist for Personnel Lifting Platforms
Items to check | How Often | ||
Markings (all information legible) | |||
• | Platform | ||
• | Suspension system | ||
Structure | |||
• | Load supporting welds/bolts | ||
• | Load supporting members | ||
• | Barrier from toe board to intermediate rail | Once each day, before use. | |
• | Hand rail | ||
• | Fall protection device anchorage points | ||
• | Gate locking mechanisms | ||
• | Platform flooring | ||
• | Suspension attachment points | ||
Attachment mechanisms | |||
• | Pins/ears/bolt-ups/eyes | ||
• | Wire rope/chain/rigid leg | ||
• | Master links | ||
Special purpose items (overhead protection, flotation, platform controls) | |||
(6) You must not use the platform until safety deficiencies identified during the inspection have been evaluated, corrected, and approved by a qualified person.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. WSR 16-09-085, § 296-155-55100, filed 4/19/16, effective 5/20/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.440, 49.17.060, and 29 C.F.R. 1926, Subpart CC. WSR 12-01-086, § 296-155-55100, filed 12/20/11, effective 2/1/12.]