['Cranes, Lifts, and Scaffolding']
['Overhead Cranes']
01/31/2024
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There is nothing in the regulations that require the crane user to gain approval of the crane manufacturer for repairs made to the crane. However, the employer must comply with the manufacturer’s specifications and limitations where repairs could affect the safe operation of the crane.
The intent is to assure any modification or addition that would change the capacity of the crane be reviewed by the manufacturer to make sure the change does not adversely affect other crane functions or components and cause an unsafe condition. Major repairs to crane components create the potential for adversely affecting capacity or safe operation, and for that reason such repairs should be reviewed and approved by the manufacturer to make sure that the crane’s capacity and safe operation are not affected. Alternatively, this could be done by seeking the certification of a registered professional engineer that a repair has restored the crane component to its original configuration and strength so that the capacity and operation of the crane is unaffected by the repair. A crane user who has had major repairs carried out but has not taken appropriate steps to ensure that capacity or safe operation has not been adversely affected could be cited.
['Cranes, Lifts, and Scaffolding']
['Overhead Cranes']
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