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29 CFR 1926.1408: Power line safety (up to 350 kV)—equipment operations

Subpart CC—Cranes and Derricks in Construction

266citations since 2015
146employers cited
85%serious, willful or repeat
$1,980median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1926.1408 266 times since 2015, against 146 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $1,249,169 at their current amounts.

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1926.1408(a)(2) · 109 citations

(2) Determine if any part of the equipment, load line or load (including rigging and lifting accessories), if operated up to the equipment's maximum working radius in the work zone, could get closer than 20 feet to a power line. If so, the employer must meet the requirements in Option (1), Option (2), or Option (3) of this section, as follows:

1926.1408(b)(3) · 21 citations

(3) Erect and maintain an elevated warning line, barricade, or line of signs, in view of the operator, equipped with flags or similar high-visibility markings, at 20 feet from the power line (if using Option (2) of this section) or at the minimum approach distance under Table A (see § 1926.1408) (if using Option (3) of this section). If the operator is unable to see the elevated warning line, a dedicated spotter must be used as described in § 1926.1408(b)(4)(ii) in addition to implementing one of the measures described in §§ 1926.1408(b)(4)(i), (iii), (iv) and (v).

1926.1408(g)(1) · 20 citations

(g) Training. (1) The employer must train each operator and crew member assigned to work with the equipment on all of the following:

1926.1408(a)(1) · 18 citations

(1) Identify the work zone by either:

1926.1408(d)(1) · 16 citations

(d) Operations below power lines. (1) No part of the equipment, load line, or load (including rigging and lifting accessories) is allowed below a power line unless the employer has confirmed that the utility owner/operator has deenergized and (at the worksite) visibly grounded the power line, except where one of the exceptions in paragraph (d)(2) of this section applies.

1926.1408(b)(1) · 14 citations

(1) Conduct a planning meeting with the operator and the other workers who will be in the area of the equipment or load to review the location of the power line(s), and the steps that will be implemented to prevent encroachment/electrocution.

1926.1408(a)(2)(iiib) · 13 citations

(B) Determine if any part of the equipment, load line or load (including rigging and lifting accessories), while operating up to the equipment's maximum working radius in the work zone, could get closer than the minimum approach distance of the power line permitted under Table A (see § 1926.1408). If so, then the employer must follow the requirements in paragraph (b) of this section to ensure that no part of the equipment, load line, or load (including rigging and lifting accessories), gets closer to the line than the minimum approach distance.

1926.1408(g)(1)(i) · 6 citations

(i) The procedures to be followed in the event of electrical contact with a power line. Such training must include:

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  • Construction 236
  • Manufacturing 13
  • Retail Trade 4
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3
  • Utilities 2
  • Transportation and Warehousing 2

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