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GAO-10-1035R 1 (2010-08-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxch0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GA 0 V 1 Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-320460 August 31, 2010 The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman The Honorable Michael B. Enzi Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable George Miller Chairman The Honorable John Kline Ranking Member Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives Subject: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration: Cranes and Derricks in Construction Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), entitled Cranes and Derricks in Construction (RIN: 1218- ACO1). We received the rule on August 19, 2010. It was published in the Federal Registeras a final rule on August 9, 2010, with a stated effective date of November 8, 2010. 75 Fed. Reg. 47,906. The final rule revises the Cranes and Derricks Standard and related sections of the Construction Standard to update and specify industry work practices necessary to protect employees during the use of cranes and derricks in construction. This rule also addresses advances in the designs of cranes and derricks, related hazards, and the qualifications of employees needed to operate them safely. Under this final rule, employers must determine whether the ground is sufficient to support the anticipated weight of hoisting equipment and associated loads. The employer is then required to assess hazards within the work zone that would affect the safe operation of hoisting equipment, such as those of power lines and objects or personnel that would be within the work zone or swing radius of the hoisting equipment. Finally, the employer is required to ensure that the equipment is in safe operating condition via required inspections and that employees in the work zone are trained to GAO-10-1035R

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