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1OSHA’SNEWCRANESTANDARDHOWWILLITAFFECTADSCMEMBERS?Disclaimer:Thestatementsandmaterialsprovidedhereinafterareforgeneralinformationonly.Anystatementsexpressedarethoseoftheauthor(s)ofthisdocumentanddonotnecessarilyrepresentTheviewsofADSC:TheInternationalAssociationofFoundationDrilling(ADSC-IAFD),nordoestheADSC-IAFDtakeanyresponsibilityfortheaccuracyorvalidityofanystatementcontainedwithinthisdocument.IntroductionMobilecranesareusuallyoneofthemostimportant,productive,andexpensivepiecesofequipmentusedondeepfoundationinstallationprojects.Craneoperationstypicallybearthegreatestpotentialfordisaster,perhapsmorethananyotheractivityonaconstructionproject.2IntroductionPleasenotethatthispresentationisoneofmanypossibleinterpretationsofthenewOSHAcranestandards.Inaddition,itonlyaddresseschangesmadetothefederalOSHAstandardsandmaynotaddressanyindividualstateOSHAplanrequirements,whichmaydiffer.Pleaseconsultyourstateandlocalrequirementsaswellasthefederalrequirementsbeforeyoumakechangestoyourbusinessoperations.3OverviewCraneaccidentsareoftenthemostcostlyofconstructionaccidentswhenmeasuredeitherindollarsorworse…...LIVES!ThisisaprimaryreasonwhyOSHAhassetintoplaceanewsetofsafetystandardsregardingtheuseofcranesintheUnitedStates.4Crane-RelatedDeathsinConstructionFrom1992-2006632crane-relatedconstructionworkerdeaths,from611craneincidents17multipledeathsincidentsresultingin38deathsSource:U.S.BureauofLaborStatisticsCensusofFatalOccupationalInjuriesResearchedbytheCPWR(TheCenterforConstructionResearchandTraining)5Crane-RelatedDeathsinConstructionCauseofDeathNumberofDeathsPercentageOverheadpowerlineelectrocutions15725%Struckbycraneloads13221%Struckbycraneorcraneparts12520%Cranecollapses8914%Falls569%Caughtin/between305%Othercauses437%Total632100%(rounded)61992-2006HistoryOfCraneStandardsInTheUS1916–ASMECodeofSafetyStandardsforCranes(AmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers)BetweenWWI&WWII-USArmy&NavycreatedMilitaryCraneSafetyStandards1943–ANSIB30.2SafetyCodesforCranes,Derricks,andHoists(AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute)1968-PCSAStandard#2MobilePowerCraneandExcavator&HydraulicCraneStandards(PowerCraneandShovelAssociation)1968-ANSIB30.5,SafetyCodeforCrawler,LocomotiveandTruckCranes7HistoryOfCraneStandardsInTheUS“BeitenactedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericainCongressassembled,thatthisActmaybecitedastheOccupationalSafetyandHealthActof1970.”PublicLaw91-596-December29,1970ThisActshalltakeeffectonehundredandtwentydaysafterthedateofitsenactment.(April28,1971)8HistoryOfCraneStandardsInTheUSOSHA’sfederalcraneandderrickstandardforconstructionhasbeenvirtuallyunchangedsince1971.Inlate1998the15memberAdvisoryCommitteeonConstructionSafety&Health(ACCSH)formeda“CraneWorkGroup”.Inlate2000,theCraneWorkGrouprecommendstoACCSHforOSHAtoformaNegotiatedRulemakingCommittee.InaJuly2002noticeofintenttocreateanegotiatedrulemakingcommittee,OSHAacknowledgedthatindustryconsensusstandardshadbeenupdatedandcranetechnologyhadchangedconsiderablyoverthreedecades.9HistoryOfCraneStandardsInTheUSOnJune12,2003,OSHAannounceditsdecisiontoestablishaCraneandDerrickNegotiatedRulemakingAdvisoryCommittee(C-DAC)undertheNegotiatedRulemakingAct(NRA),theOccupationalSafetyandHealthAct(OSHAct)andtheFederalAdvisoryCommitteeAct(FACA).TheCommitteewouldbecomposedofnomorethan25membersincludingOSHArepresentativesa...