Clarification on rigging for hoisting multiple bundles of construction materials
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May 6, 2019
Michael Mason, Senior SHE Manager
Balfour Beatty Construction
387 South 33rd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Dear Mr. Mason:
Thank you for your letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), in which you asked questions about hoisting materials.
More specifically, you provided two rigging scenarios for hoisting different materials and asked if such lifts are permissible under 29 CFR 1926.753(e) or 29 CFR 1926.251. The scenarios you provided are as follows:
