Crane Owners Operating Leased Cranes
If you lease a crane to a contractor on the construction site, you must comply with all requirements of the OSHA crane standard because your employee, the operator, would be exposed to hazards resulting from the crane's operation.
You have a duty to train your employees in the hazards associated with their work, including those that might arise from working near a crane.
You are responsible for any violations caused by the crane operator because you are the operator's employer and the lessee is relying on the operator's knowledge and skills to ensure that operations are conducted safely.
If you do not provide an operator with the crane, but provide maintenance on the crane when needed, they must be qualified. You are responsible for any hazards that result from the actions of your mechanics that expose other workers on the site to hazards. You are responsible for any violations to which your mechanics are exposed while they are working on the crane.
If another contractor is using a crane on the site, yet none of your work involves the crane, you still have responsibilities because your employees may be exposed to hazards caused by the crane's operation.
Even though you are not operating the crane, you must be aware of potential crane hazards and are responsible for protecting your employees against hazards you can reasonably foresee. You must take reasonable steps to protect your employees. For instance, you must satisfy yourself that a crane is stable before allowing your employees to work where they would be in danger if the crane collapses.
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2-5. Even though you are not operating the crane on the project, you are required to protect your employees _____.
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