1926.556

Use of pin connected work platforms on your rough terrain cranes.

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.

December 30, 1982

Mr. R. B. Jenkins, Engineering Manager
Broderson Manufacturing Corporation
P.O. Box 14770
Lenexa, Kansas 66215

Dear Mr. Jenkins:

This is in response to your letter of December 3, 1982, concerning the use of pin connected work platforms on your rough terrain cranes.

Variance request on conditions surrounding a citation under litigation.

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 25, 1993

Mr. Calvin W. Lutz
President
DaNite Sign Company
1640 Harmon Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43223

Dear Mr. Lutz:

This is in response to your June 23 request for a permanent variance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard 29 CFR 1926.556(b)(2)(ix). I apologize for the delay in responding to your request.

Comments concerning tying off on aerial lifts.

Archive Notice - OSHA Archive

NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only.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

September 19, 1995

Mr. Gary Clifford
4027 Woodland Drive
Lake Carmel, New York 10512

Dear Mr. Clifford:

This is in response to your letter of December 28, 1994 to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in which you had comments concerning tying off on aerial lifts. You felt that tying off to a substantial overhead object may be safer than tying off to the "boom or basket," as required under 29 CFR 1926.556(b)(2)(v).

An interpretation relative to ingressing and egressing an elevated manlift at an elevated level.

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 5, 1995

Mr. Sidney Freedman
Director, Erection Safety Services
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
175 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois 60604-9773

Dear Mr. Freedman:

This is in response to your letter of May 23 to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in which you requested an interpretation relative to ingressing and egressing an elevated manlift at an elevated level.

Personnel platform attached directly to a boom.

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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 23, 1989

Karl Brendal, P.E.
National Cooperative Refinery Association
200 South Main Street
Post Office Box 1404
McPherson, Kansas 67460

Dear Mr. Brendal

This is in response to your correspondence and subsequent phone conversations with members of my staff, concerning which standard(s) would apply to a personnel platform attached directly to a boom.

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

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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.

Fall protection during electrical maintenance and construction work on aerial lifts.

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 20, 1998

Mr. Jonathan Hemenway Glazier
Association Counsel
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
4301 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22301

RE:1926.451(f); 1926.453; 1926.556; 1926.502(d)1910.67(c); 1910.269(g); body belts; harnesses; definition of restraint system, positioning device, fall arrest system

Dear Mr. Glazier:

Aerial lifts.

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 11, 1984

Mr. Richard A. Happel, Jr.
Director-Safety Engineering
JLG Industries, Inc.
JLG Drive
McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania 17233-9990

Dear Mr. Happel:

This is in response to your letter of May 3, concerning the application of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) standards.

Employee working from an aerial lift.

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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.

January 9, 1975

Mr. Avery T. Neseth
International Representative
Utility Operations Department
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers
1125 - 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005

Dear Mr. Neseth:

This is in reply to your letter of June 25, 1974, requesting an interpretation of 29 CFR 1926.556. An interim reply was sent to you in August. Please excuse our delay in giving you a final answer to your letter.

Safety Standards for Scaffolds Used in the Construction Industry (Aerial Lifts);Effective Date and Office of Management and Budget Control Numbers Under Paperwork Reduction Act

  • Publication Date:
  • Publication Type:
  • Fed Register #:
    63:3813-3814
  • Title:

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1926

[Docket No. S-205]

RIN 1218-AA40

Safety Standards for Scaffolds Used in the Construction Industry (Aerial Lifts); Effective Date and Office of Management and Budget Control Numbers Under Paperwork Reduction Act

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Final rule; amendment; announcement of effective date and OMB approval of information collection requirements.