Requirements for dual purpose mechanical equipment (digger derrick and aerial lift).

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

May 5, 1997

Mr. Tom Anderson
Lincoln Electric Systems
2620 Fairfield Street
Lincoln, NE 68521-1307

Dear Mr. Anderson:

OSHA's requirements for locking type snaphooks on pole strap systems

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NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

March 13, 1996

Mr. David H. Kieper
Colorado Rural Electric Association
1313 West Forty-sixth Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80211

Dear Mr. Kieper:

This is in response to your April 19, 1995 letter To Mr. David Herstedt in the Denver Regional Administrator's Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Your letter was forwarded the this office for response. Please accept our apology for the delay in responding. Your questions and our replies follow.

Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms standard.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

May 13, 1999

Ms. Laura Angelo
Safety Director
Wiese Planning & Engineering
1445 Woodson Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63132-2580

Dear Ms. Angelo:

This is in response to your letter of March 24, requesting compliance assistance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding the Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms standard 29 CFR 1910.67.

Protection of ground-level workers from lowering of aerial lift bucket

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

September 23, 1999

Judson S. Ludeking
Contractors Risk Management, Inc.,
Post Office Box 211
Concord, New Hampshire 03302-0211

Dear Mr. Ludeking:

OSHA's requirements for scissor lifts.

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NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

March 31, 1980

Edwin M. Burk, P.E.
Vice President-General Manager
United States Waco Corp.
225 So. Fairbank Street
Addison, Illinois 60101

Dear Mr. Burk:

This is in response to your recent inquiry concerning OSHA's requirements for scissor lifts and the applicability of ANSI A92.2-1969, and confirms a telephone conversation with Mr. William Simms of my staff.

"Extensible Ladders" and the requirement for "upper and lower" controls.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

June 22, 1976

Mr. Dennis H. Garda
Corporate Safety Director
Warner Communications, Inc.
75 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10019

Dear Mr. Garda:

Assistant Secretary Morton Corn has asked me to respond to your letter dated May 13, 1976, regarding 29 CFR 1910.67 as it applies to "Extensible Ladders" and the requirement for "upper and lower" controls.

The standard in question reads as follows:

Fall protection and aerial lifts in the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution industries.

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NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

February 27, 2006

Mr. Ryan Wilson
47 Lake Street
Auburn, ME 04210

Dear Mr. Wilson:

Thank you for your November 29, 2004 fax to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) Office of General Industry Enforcement. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation only of the requirements discussed and may not be applicable to any questions not delineated within your original correspondence. You had specific questions regarding fall protection and aerial lifts in the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution industries.

Clarification of 1910.67(b)(4)(i)(c).

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NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

April 27, 1977

 

 

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