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820 Cranes and Derricks Safety I
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All Contractors and Crane Owners

All employers must train construction workers how to recognize and avoid the hazards associated with their work and, depending on the circumstances, may require training in topics not listed in the cranes and derricks standard.

The employer must ensure employees know the hazards associated with working around cranes.

All contractors and owners must provide training as appropriate to equipment operators, signal persons, competent and qualified persons, maintenance and repair workers, and workers who work near the equipment.

Where provisions of the crane standard direct an operator, crewmember, or other employee to take certain actions, you must establish, effectively communicate to the relevant persons, and enforce work rules to ensure compliance with such provisions.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

2-6. Under the crane standard, training must be provided to _____.