Protection of employees by overhead protection on a personnel platform, being lifted by a crane, when employees are exposed to falling objects

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April 21, 2014

Mr. Daniel Miller
Safety Director
McLean Contracting Company
6700 McLean Way
Glen Burnie, MD 21060-6480

Dear Mr. Miller:

Thank you for your September 20, 2013, letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in which you ask for clarification of a requirement of the Construction Cranes and Derricks Standard (Subpart CC of 29 CFR Part 1926).

Question: Section 1926.1431(e)(10) states: