Crane Owners Operating Leased Cranes
If you are an employer operating a leased crane, you are responsible for complying with all requirements of the OSHA standard.
Even if the lessor states that the crane meets the standard, you must take steps to verify that claim.
- One way to verify their claim is to ask the lessor for the most recent monthly and annual inspections reports, which will identify any problems found by the inspectors that either needed to be fixed or that need to be checked in future inspections.
- These documents must be made available to all persons who conduct inspections under the standard, including the shift inspections you must conduct while operating the crane.
- If the lessor cannot produce the required inspection documents, you will need to conduct a thorough inspection and document the results of that inspection before operating the crane.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
2-4. If the employer leasing a crane cannot produce the required inspection documents verifying the crane meets the OSHA standard, the employer operating the crane must _____.
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