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

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