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Illustration 4 1. Operator qualifications/certification/in-training must comply
Some of the Recommended Hand Signals with 1618.1.
2. Make sure that each signal person meets the qualification
requirements in 1618.2 prior to giving any signals.
3. Maintenance, inspection, and repair personnel are permitted
to operate the equipment only when all of the requirements
of 1618.3 are met.
Extend Telescoping Hoist—With upper arm Emergency Stop—
Boom—With hands to extended to the side, With both arms 4. The employer shall provide training to all operators, signal
the front at waist level, forearm and index finger extended horizontally
thumbs point outward pointing straight up, to the side, palms persons, spotters, competent/qualified persons, and
with other fingers crossed. hand and finger make down, arms are swung operators-in-training on their specific jobs as per 1618.4.
small circles. back and forth.
5. Applicant must pass a physical examination, a substance
abuse test, and written and practical tests in order to obtain
an operator license.
J. T8 CCR sections 1619.1 through 1619.5 have supplemental
requirements for certain types of cranes and derricks.
Stop—With arm extended Swing—With arm Raise Boom— Supplemental requirements include:
to the side, palm down, extended horizontally, With arm extended
arm is swung back index finger points in horizontally to the side, 1. Section 1619.1 contains supplemental requirements for
and forth direction that boom is thumb points up with erecting, climbing, operating, dismantling, and all other
to swing. other fingers closed.
operations and devices used in regard to tower cranes.
2. The supplemental requirements for derricks, whether
temporarily or permanently mounted, are given in 1619.2.
3. Section 1619.3 contains supplemental requirements for
floating cranes/derricks and land cranes/derricks on barges,
Lower Boom— Dog Everything— Lower—With arm and
With arm extended Hands held together index finger pointing pontoons, vessels or other means of flotation. See 1619.3
horizontally to the side, at waist level. down, hand and finger for complete requirements.
thumb points down with make small circles.
other fingers closed. 4. Overhead and gantry cranes, whether permanently or
temporarily installed, are subject to the requirements of
1619.4.
5. The supplemental requirements for dedicated pile drivers are
given in 1619.5.
Raise the Boom and Retract Telescoping Travel/Tower Travel— K. Side-boom cranes mounted on wheel or crawler tractors shall
Lower the Load—With Boom—With hands With all fingers pointing
arm extended horizontally to the front at waist up, arm is extended meet all of the requirements of 1694(d).
to the side and thumb level, thumbs point at horizontally out and
pointing up, fingers open each other with other back to make a pushing L. A crane/derrick, used to get divers in/out of water, shall not
and close while load fingers closed. motion in the direction be used for any other purpose until all divers are back on board.
movement is desired. of travel. 6060
M. There shall be no sudden acceleration or deceleration of the
Note: For the complete list of recommended hand signals, see moving load.
GISOs 5001, Plate I.
N. Inadvertent contact with obstructions shall be prevented. The
I. The requirements for operator qualification, training and load, boom, or other parts of the equipment shall not contact
certification, and licensing are given in sections 1618.1 any obstruction in a way which could cause falling material or
through 1618.4. They include:
damage to the boom.
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