Equipment under 2,000 lbs capacity

The employer must comply with the specific Subpart CC provisions listed in 1926.1441(a).

• These include, at minimum, the provisions in 1926.1400 (Scope), 1926.1401 (Definitions), 1926.1402 (Ground conditions), 1926.1403 and 1926.1406 (assembly/disassembly), power line safety (1926.1407–1411), post-assembly inspection (1926.1412(c)), wire rope, signals, fall protection, keeping clear of the load (except 1926.1425(c)(3)), free fall and controlled lowering (1926.1426), and many other listed sections such as 1926.1434 (equipment modifications) and 1926.1435 (tower cranes).

• Consult 1926.1441(a) for the full list of applicable provisions.

You must select components and configure the equipment either according to the manufacturer's instructions or with a written approval from a registered professional engineer, or use approved modifications that meet 1926.1434. See 1926.1441(b)(2)(i).

• If manufacturer instructions, recommendations, limitations, and specifications are available, follow them.
• If those documents are unavailable, get written approval from a registered professional engineer familiar with the equipment.
• Alternatively, use modifications that are approved under 1926.1434.

Upon completion of assembly the employer must perform a post-assembly inspection to ensure the equipment complies with the component selection and configuration requirements in 1926.1441(b)(2)(i).

• The post-assembly inspection must meet the post-assembly inspection requirements found at 1926.1412(c).

The employer must follow any applicable manufacturer prohibitions for the equipment as required by 1926.1441(b)(3).

• Do not perform operations, configurations, or modifications that the manufacturer expressly prohibits.
• If you need to deviate where manufacturer guidance is absent, follow the alternative paths in 1926.1441(b)(2)(i), such as written engineer approval or approved modifications under 1926.1434.

Yes — operators must comply with all manufacturer procedures that apply to the equipment's operational functions, including use with attachments, as required by 1926.1441(c)(1).

• That means following recommended operating speeds, control functions, attachment limits, and any warnings the manufacturer provides.

When the manufacturer's procedures are unavailable, the employer must develop and enforce all procedures necessary for the safe operation of the equipment and any attachments, per 1926.1441(c)(2)(i).

• Develop written procedures covering operation, controls, and attachment use.
• Ensure these procedures are communicated to and followed by operators.

Operational controls must be developed by a qualified person, and procedures related to equipment capacity must be developed and signed by a registered professional engineer familiar with the equipment, as required by 1926.1441(c)(2)(ii)–(iii).

• "Qualified person" means someone with the knowledge and training to develop safe operational controls.
• Capacity procedures must be documented and bear the signature of a registered professional engineer knowledgeable about that equipment.

The load chart must be available to the operator at the control station, and operating procedures, recommended speeds, warnings, and the operator's manual must be readily available; if rated capacities are only electronic and become inaccessible, the operator must stop operations or follow safe shutdown procedures until they are available, per 1926.1441(c)(3)(i)–(iii).

• Keep printed or reliably accessible load charts at the control station whenever practicable.
• If an electronic failure removes access to rated capacities, cease lifting or implement safe shutdown until capacity information is restored in any form.

Safety devices and operational aids that are part of the original equipment must be maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's procedures, as specified in 1926.1441(d)(1).

• Follow the manufacturer's recommended inspection intervals, adjustments, repairs, and testing of safety devices such as brakes, locks, and alarms.

Equipment manufactured more than one year after November 8, 2010, must either have an anti two-block device that meets the requirements of 1926.1416(d)(3) or be designed so that a two-block situation will not cause damage or load failure (for example, using a power unit that stalls), per 1926.1441(d)(2).

• Confirm manufacture date and ensure the required anti two-block protection is installed or that the equipment's design inherently prevents damage during two-blocking.

Each operator must be trained before operating the equipment on the safe operation of the type of equipment they will use, as required by 1926.1441(e).

• Training should cover controls, load charts, operating procedures, attachments, signals, and how to respond to abnormal conditions.

Each signal person must be trained in the proper use of signals applicable to the use of the equipment, as required by 1926.1441(f).

• Training should include the meaning of hand and radio signals used on the site and safe positioning when signaling a lift.

The equipment must be inspected in accordance with the manufacturer's procedures, per 1926.1441(h).

• If the manufacturer provides inspection intervals and checklists, follow them.
• If manufacturer instructions are not available, follow applicable inspection requirements elsewhere in Subpart CC, such as 1926.1412.

No — equipment covered by 1926.1441 must not be used to hoist personnel, as stated in 1926.1441(j).

• Always use equipment and methods specifically designed and approved for hoisting people when personnel hoisting is required.

The equipment must be designed by a qualified engineer, as required by 1926.1441(k).

• "Qualified engineer" means an engineer with the training, experience, and licensure necessary to design the equipment safely.

If manufacturer documents are unavailable, you must obtain written approval from a registered professional engineer familiar with the equipment for the selection and configuration of components, per 1926.1441(b)(2)(i)(A).

• The engineer's written approval should document that the chosen components and configuration are safe and appropriate for the equipment's intended use.

Modifications are acceptable only if they are approved modifications that meet the requirements of 1926.1434, as allowed by 1926.1441(b)(2)(i)(B).

• Any modification that affects capacity or safe operation should be evaluated and approved under the equipment-modification rules in 1926.1434.

If rated capacities are only in electronic form and a failure makes them inaccessible, the operator must immediately stop operations or follow safe shutdown procedures until the rated capacities are available in electronic or other form, as required by 1926.1441(c)(3)(iii).

• Have backup capacity information available (printed or alternate electronic means) to avoid unnecessary work stoppages and to maintain safety.

In addition to complying with 1926.1403 and 1926.1406, the employer must also comply with the requirements in 1926.1441(b)(2)–(3), which address component selection/configuration, post-assembly inspection, and manufacturer prohibitions.

• Follow manufacturer procedures or obtain engineer approval for components/configuration, perform the required post-assembly inspections, and obey manufacturer prohibitions.

Yes — equipment covered by 1926.1441 must comply with 1926.1425 (keeping clear of the load), but the 1926.1441(a) coverage excludes the specific qualified rigger provision found in 1926.1425(c)(3).

• In short: follow 1926.1425 requirements except do not rely on the limited exception in 1926.1425(c)(3) for qualified riggers unless that exception applies under other controlling provisions.

Yes — employers must follow the multiple crane/derrick lift supplemental requirements in 1926.1432 when those conditions apply to the equipment covered by 1926.1441, as stated in 1926.1441(a).

• If performing multi-lift operations, follow the planning, communications, and rigging requirements in 1926.1432.

Besides installing an anti two-block device that meets 1926.1416(d)(3), the equipment may be designed so that, if a two-block occurs, no damage or load failure will result (for example, by using a power unit that stalls), as allowed by 1926.1441(d)(2).

• Verify the equipment design meets that performance objective or install an approved anti two-block device.

Yes — the load chart must be available to the operator at the control station, and the employer must follow manufacturer procedures applicable to operational functions and attachments, per 1926.1441(c)(3)(i) and 1926.1441(c)(1).

• Ensure load charts reflect the use of attachments and any changes in capacities due to attachments.

No — the employer must comply with manufacturer procedures and prohibitions; if manufacturer guidance is unavailable and changes affect capacity or safe operation, the changes must be approved in writing by a registered professional engineer or be approved modifications under 1926.1434, as required by 1926.1441(b)(2)(i).

• Do not override manufacturer prohibitions; follow the engineer-approval or approved-modification routes if manufacturer documents are absent.

If the manufacturer provides no inspection schedule, follow applicable inspection requirements in Subpart CC such as 1926.1412 and use sound engineering and maintenance judgment to set inspection frequency, as required by 1926.1441(h).

• Document inspections and address defects before returning equipment to service.

Operator training must cover the safe operation of the type of equipment the operator will use, including controls, load charts, operating procedures, attachments, recognition of hazards, and appropriate responses, consistent with 1926.1441(e) and the operational-accessibility requirements in 1926.1441(c)(3).

• Training should also include required signals (see 1926.1441(f)) and how to respond to electronic failures of rated-capacity displays (1926.1441(c)(3)(iii)).

Equipment covered by 1926.1441 must comply with the floating-crane and barge requirements in 1926.1437 when those operating conditions apply, as listed in 1926.1441(a).

• Follow the additional planning, stability, and operational controls required for floating crane or barge operations in 1926.1437.

Employers must ensure the equipment complies with the free fall and controlled load lowering requirements in 1926.1426, which are intended to prevent uncontrolled free-fall and ensure safe lowering of loads for equipment covered by 1926.1441.

• Implement and maintain systems (brakes, clutches, load-limiting devices) and procedures that prevent uncontrolled descent and provide controlled lowering consistent with 1926.1426.