Overhead shop cranes move heavy items in manufacturing and production areas. Although shop cranes are useful, "overhead" can sometimes be "out of sight and out of mind" when it comes to safety.  Bridge and mobile cranes are examples of equipment used in general industry.

Rules (General Rules)

• Chapter 296-800 WAC Safety and Health Core Rules.
• Chapter 296-24 WAC General Safety and Health Standard.

Rules for Specific Activities or Workplaces

• WAC 296-304 - Safety Standards for Shipbuilding, Ship Repairing & Ship Breaking.
• WAC 296-56 - Safety Standards for Longshore, Stevedore and Related Waterfront Operations.

Policies

• WRD 29.72 (144 KB PDF) - Tag Line Use.

Fatality

• A 16-Year-Old Worker Dies When Struck by a Portable Gantry Crane used as an Engine Hoist (747 KB PDF)

Training

• Crane Operator Qualification Resources

DVDs and Videos

• Crane Safety Videos
• Rigging Safety Videos

Other Resources

• Get a Forms and Publications: cranes
• (L&I) Licenses, Registrations & Certificates Index
• OSHA Safety and Health Topics for Crane, Derrick, and Hoists

 

For More Information

Crane Safety Program at (360) 902-4943 or e-mail lnicranes@lni.wa.gov.

Contact L&I

• Contact an L&I Safety & Health or Risk Management Professional near you.
• File a Workplace Safety & Health complaint.
• Call 1-800-423-7233.