['Cranes, Lifts, and Scaffolding']
['Overhead Cranes']
01/23/2024
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There are two references to your question in OSHA’s general industry standards: Sections 29 CFR 1910.179(n)(3)(vi) and 1910.184(c)(9). Both prohibit an employee from working or walking underneath a suspended load. However, other than the above references, OSHA doesn’t mention working in close proximity to a hoist operation. It is up to the employer to determine risks in the workplace, and to establish procedures to protect employees from those risks. It would depend on the hoist operation itself: what was being moved, the swing radius (if any), direction of travel, and experience of hoist operator.
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