SASO 328

(GS 80)

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS —

EQUIPMENT - POWERED PLATFORMS AND
VEHICLE – MOUNTED WORK PLATFORMS
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS —
EQUIPMENT - POWERED PLATFORMS AND
VEHICLE – MOUNTED WORK PLATFORMS

ICS:

Date of GSMO Board of Directors Approval : 28-11-1408H (12-07-1998)

Date of Publication in the Official Gazette : 09-04-1409H (18-11-1988)
Date of Enforcement of this Standard : 09-10-1409H (18-11-1988)
GULF STANDARD GS 80/1988

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS —

EQUIPMENT - POWERED PLATFORMS AND
VEHICLE – MOUNTED WORK PLATFORMS

1. SCOPE AND FIELD OF APPLICATION

This standard is concerned with safety requirements and prevention of hazards
when using powered platforms and vehicle mounted work platforms.

2. COMPLEMENTARY REFERENCES
2.1 GS 73/1987 “Industrial Safety and Health Regulations - Electrical - Part 1:
Terminology and Definitions”.
2.2 GS …../…….“Industrial Safety and Health Regulations - Electrical Part 2:
Low Voltage”.
2.3 GS ….../…….“Industrial Safety and Health Regulations - Electrical Part 3:
High Voltage”.
2.4 GS 78/1987 “Industrial Safety and Health Regulations - Electrical - Part 4:
Illumination”
2.5 Gulf draft standard concerned with “Lifts”.

3. DEFINITIONS
3.1 Control: A system governing starting, stopping, directional movement,
acceleration, speed, and retardation of moving members.
3.2 Controller: A device or group of devices, usually contained in a single
enclosure, which serves to control in some predetermined manner the apparatus
to which it is connected.
3.3 Electrical Ground: A conducting connection between an electrical circuit or
equipment and the earth, or some conducting body which serves in place of the
earth.
3.4 Powered Platform: Equipment to provide access to the exterior of a building
for maintenance, consisting of a suspended power-operated working platform,
a roof car, or other suspension means and the requisite operating and control
devices.
3.5 Rated Load: The combined weight of employees, tools, equipment, and other
material which the working platform is designed and installed to lift.
3.6 Relay, Direction: An electrically energized contactor responsibe to an initiating
control circuit, which in turn causes a moving member to travel in a particular
direction.

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3.7 Relay, Potential for Vertical Travel: An electrically energized contactor

responsive to initiating control circuit, which in turn controls the operation of a
moving member in both directions.
This relay usually operated in conjunction with direction relays, as covered
under the definition “Relay-direction”.
3.8 Roof Car: A structure for the suspension of a working platform, providing for
its horizontal movement to working positions.
3.9 Roof-Powered Platform: A powered platform having the raising and lowering
mechanism located on a roof car.
3.10 Self-Powered Platform: A powered platform having the raising and lowering
mechanism located on the working platform.
3.11. Traveling Cable: A cable made of electrical power or communication
conductors or both, and providing electrical connection between the working
platform and the roof car or other fixed point.
3.12 Type F - Powered Platform: A working platform that is suspended by at least
four wire ropes and designed so that failure of any one wire rope will not
substantially alter the normal position of the working platform.
3.13 Type T - Powered Platform: A working platform that is suspended by at least
two wire ropes.
Failure of one wire rope would not permit the working platform to fall to the
ground, but would upset its normal position. The employer shall require
employees working on Type T equipment to wear safety belts, which are
attached by life-lines to either the working platform or the building structure.
3.14 Working Platform: The suspended structure arranged for vertical travel which
provides access to the exterior of the building or structure.
3.15 Aerial Device: Any vehicle-mounted device, telescoping or articulating, or
both, which is used to position personnel above ground level.
3.16 Aerial Ladder: An aerial device consisting of a single or multiple-section
extensible ladder.
3.17 Articulating Boom Platform: An aerial device with two or more hinged boom
sections.
3.18 Extensible Boom Platform: An aerial device (except ladders) with a telescopic
or extensible boom. Telescopic derricks with personnel platform attachments
shall be considered to be extensible boom platforms when used with a
personnel platform.
3.19 Insulated Aerial Device: An aerial device designed for work on energized lines
and apparatus.
3.20 Mobile Unit: A combination of an aerial device, its vehicle, and related
equipment.
3.21, Platform: Any personnel-carrying device (basket or bucket) which is a
component of an aerial device.

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3.22 Vehicle: Any carrier that is not manually propelled.

3.23 Vertical Tower: An aerial device designed to elevate a platform in a
substantially vertical axis.

4. REQUIREMENTS
4.1 Platforms for Exterior Building Maintenance
4.1.1 General
This clause establishes requirements for the design, construction, installation,
operation, maintenance, inspection, and use of power-operated platforms for
exterior building maintenance. These requirements do not apply to temporary
equipment used for construction work; or to devices which are raised and
lowered manually at platforms installed for emergency purposes. The
equipment described is intended for use by one or more workmen who are
engaged in exterior work, such as window cleaning, caulking, metal-polishing,
and general exterior building maintenance or repairs.
These requirements apply to electric powered platforms. Installation of
powered platforms using other types of power is permitted, provided such
platforms have adequate protective devices for the type of power used.
4.1.2 Roof Car
4.1.2.1 A roof car shall be provided whenever it is necessary to move the working
platform horizontally to working or storage positions. The maximum rated
speed at which a power traversed roof car may be moved in a horizontal
direction shall be 15 m/min.
4.1.2.2 Provision shall be made to protect against having the roof car leave the roof or
enter roof areas not designed for travel.
4.1.2.3 The horizontal motion of the roof cars shall be positively controlled so as to
insure proper movement and positioning of the roof car.
4.1.2.4 Roof car positioning devices shall be provided to insure that the working
platform is placed and retained in proper position for vertical travel and during
storage.
4.1.2.5 Mechanical stops shall be provided to prevent the traversing of the roof car
beyond its normal limits of travel. Such stops shall be capable of withstanding
a force equal to 100 percent of the internal effect of the roof car in motion with
traversing power applied.
4.1.2.6 The operating device of a power-operated roof car for traversing shall be
located on the roof car, the working platform, or both, and shall be of the
continuous pressure weather-proof electric type. If more than one operating
device is provided, they shall be so arranged that traversing is possible only
from one operating device at a time.
4.1.2.7 The operating device shall be so connected that it is not operable until the
working platform is located at its uppermost position of travel and is not in

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contact with the building face or fixed vertical guides in the face of the
building, and all protective devices and interlocks are in a position for
traversing.
4.1.2.8 Roof car stability shall be determined by whichever is greater by the following
methods:
4.1.2.8.1 The roof car shall be continuously stable, considering overturning movement
as determined by 125 percent rated load, plus maximum dead load and the
prescribed wind loading.
4.1.2.8.2 The roof car and its anchorages shall be capable of resisting accidental
overtensioning of the wire ropes suspending the working platform.
4.1.2.8.3 If the load on the motors is at any time in excess of three times that required for
lifting the working platform with its rated load, the motor shall stall.
4.1.2.9 Safe access to the roof car and from the roof car to the working platform shall
be provided.
If the access to the roof car at any point of its travel is not over the roof area,
self-closing, self-locking gates shall be provided.
4.1.2.10 Means shall be provided to run the roof car away from the roof perimeter,
where necessary, and to provide a safe area for maintenance, repairs, and
storage. Provisions shall be made to secure the machine in the stored position.
For stored machines subject to wind forces, special design and anchorage shall
be provided.
4.1.3 Working Platforms
4.1.3.1 The working platform shall be of girder or truss construction and shall be
adequate to support its rated load under any position of loading.
4.1.3.2 Each working platform shall bear a manufacturer's load rating plate,
conspicuously posted; stating the maximum permissible rated load. Load
rating plates shall be made of noncorrosive material and shall have letters and
figures stamped, etched, or cast on the surface. The minimum height of the
letters and figures shall be 6 mm.
4.1.3.3 The working platform shall have a minimum net width of 60 cm.
4.1.3.4 A toeboard 10 cm high shall be provided along all sides of the working
platform.
4.1.3.5 Working platforms shall be furnished with permanent guard rails not less than 1
m high on all sides.
4.1.3.6 The spaces between the intermediate guardrail and platform toeboard on the
building side of the working platform, and between the top guardrail and the
toeboard on other sides of the platform, shall be filled with metallic mesh or
similar material that will reject a ball 25 mm in diameter. The installed mesh
shall be capable of withstanding a load of 45 kg applied horizontally over any
area of 930 sq cm.

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4.1.3.7 The platform flooring shall be of the nonskid type, and if of open construction,
shall reject a 14 mm diameter ball, or be provided with a screen below the floor
to reject a 14 mm diameter ball.
4.1.3.8 Where access gates are provided, they shall be self-closing and self-locking.
4.1.3.9 The normal operating device for the working platform shall be located on the
working platform and shall be of the continuous pressure weatherproof electric
type.
4.1.3.10 The operating device shall be operable only when all electrical protective
devices and interlocks on the working platform are in position for normal
service, and the roof car, if provided, is at an established operating point.
4.1.4 Emergency Operation Devices
4.1.4.1 An emergency electric operating device shall be provided on roof-powered
platforms, near the hoisting machine for use in the event of failure of the
normal operating device for the working platform, or failure of the traveling
cable system. The emergency operating device shall be mounted in a locked
compartment and shall have a legend mounted thereon reading: “For
Emergency Operation Only. Establish Communication with Personnel on
Working Platform Before Use”.
4.1.4.2 A key for unlocking the compartment housing the emergency operating device
shall be mounted in a break-glass receptacle located near the emergency
operating device.
4.1.4.3 Emergency operation of the main drive may be provided to allow manual
cranking. This provision for manual operation shall be designed so that no
more than two persons will be required to perform this operation. The access
to this provision shall include a means to automatically make the machine
inoperative electrically while under the emergency manual operation. The
design shall be such that the emergency brake is operative at or below
governor tripping speed during manual operation.
4.1.5 Hoisting Equipment
4.1.5.1 Hoisting equipment shall consist of a power-driven drum or drum contained in
the roof car (roof-powered platforms) or contained on the working platform
(self-powered platform).
4.1.5.2 The hoisting equipment shall be power-operated in both up and down
directions.
4.1.5.3 Guards or other protective devices shall be installed wherever rotating shafts or
other mechanisms or gears may expose personnel to a hazard.
4.1.5.4 Friction devices or clutches shall not be used for connecting the main driving
mechanism to the drum or drums. Belt or chain-driven machines are
prohibited.
4.1.5.5 Hoisting motors shall be electric and of weather-proof construction.
4.1.5.6 Hoisting motors shall be in conformance with applicable provisions of clause
(4.1.6).

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4.1.5.7 Hoisting motors shall be directly connected to the hoisting machinery. Motor
couplings, if used, shall be of steel construction.
4.1.5.8 The hoisting machine(s) shall have two independent braking means, each
designed to stop and hold the working platform with 125 percent of rated load.
4.1.5.9 Working platforms shall be suspended by wire ropes.
4.1.5.10 The minimum factor of safety shall be 10, and shall be calculated by the
following formula:
S × N
F = ————
W
Where:
F= Minimum factor of safety
S= Manufacturer's rated breaking strength of one rope
N = Number of ropes under load
W = Maximum static load on all ropes with the platform and its rated load at
any point of its travel.
4.1.5.11 Hoisting ropes shall be sized to conform with the required factor of safety, but
in no case shall the size be less than 8 mm diameter.
4.1.5.12 Winding drums shall have at least 3 turns of rope remaining when the platform
has landed at the lowest possible point of its travel.
4.1.5.13 The lengthening or repairing of wire rope by joining 2 or more lengths is
prohibited.
4.1.5.14 The nondrum ends of the hoisting ropes shall be provided with individual
shackle rods which will permit individual adjustment of rope lengths, if
required. This requirement applies to type T platforms if the platform is
suspended by more than 2 wire ropes.
4.1.5.15 Reverse bends in rope arrangement shall be avoided. More than 2 reverse
bends in each rope is prohibited.
4.1.5.16 A metal data tag shall be securely attached to 1 of the wire rope fastenings.
This data tag shall bear the following wire rope data:

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The diameter in mm.

Construction classification.
Whether nonpreformed or preformed.
The grade of material used.
The manufacturer's rated breaking strength.
Name of the manufacturer of the rope.
The month and year the ropes were installed.
4.1.6 Electrical Wiring and Equipment
4.1.6.1 All electrical equipment and wiring shall conform to the requirements of the
references specified in clauses (2.1), (2.2), (2.3) and (2.4).
4.1.6.2 All motors and operation and control equipment shall be supplied from single
power source.
4.1.6.3 The power supply for the powered platform shall be an independent circuit
supplied through a fused disconnect switch.
4.1.6.4 Electrical conductor parts of the power supply system shall be protected
against accidental contact.
4.1.6.5 Electrical grounding shall be provided and shall be included with the power-
supply system.
4.1.6.6 Controller cabinets, motor frames, hoisting machines, the working platform,
roof car and roof car track system, and noncurrent carrying parts of electrical
equipment, where provided, shall be grounded.
4.1.6.7 The controller, where used, shall be so designed and installed that a single
ground or short circuit will not prevent both the normal and final stopping
device from stopping the working platform. Means shall be provided on the
roof car and working platform for grounding portable electric tools.
4.1.6.8 The working platform shall be grounded through a grounding connection in
traveling cable.
4.1.6.9 Electrical receptacles located on the roof or other exterior location shall be of a
weatherproof type and shall be located so as not to contact water. The
receptacles shall be grounded and the electric cable shall include a grounding
conductor. The receptacle and plug shall be of a type designed to avoid hazard
to persons inserting or withdrawing the plug. Provisions shall be made to
prevent application of cable strain directly to the plug and receptacle.
4.1.6.10 Electric runway conductor systems shall be of the type designed for use in
exterior locations and shall be located so as not to contact water. The
conductors, collectors, and disconnecting means shall conform to the same
requirements as those for cranes and hoists in the references specified in
clauses (2.1), (2.2), (2.3) and (2.4). A grounded conductor shall parallel the
power conductors and be so connected that it cannot be opened by the

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disconnecting means. The system shall be designed to avoid hazard to persons

in the area.
4.1.6.11 Electrical protective devices and interlocks of the weatherproof type shall be
provided.
4.1.6.12 Where the installation includes a roof car, electric contact(s) shall be provided
and so connected that the operating devices for the working platform shall be
operative only when the roof car is located and mechanically Fetained at an
established operating point.
4.1.6.14 An electric contact shall be provided and so connected that it will cause the
down direction relay for vertical travel to open if the tension in the traveling
cable exceeds safe limits.
4.1.6.15 An automatic overload device shall be provided to cut off the electrical power
to the circuit in all hoisting motors for travel in the up direction, should the
load applied to the hoisting ropes at either end of the working platform exceed
125 percent of rated load, as shown on the manufacturer's data plate on the
working platform.
4.1.6.16 An automatic device shall be provided for each hoisting rope which will cut off
the electrical power to the hoisting motor or motors in the down direction and
apply the brakes if any hoisting rope becomes slack.
4.1.6.17 Upper and lower directional limit devices shall be provided to prevent the
travel of the working platform beyond the normal upper and lower limits of
travel.
4.1.6.18 Operation of a directional limit device shall prevent further motion in the
appropriate direction, if the normal limit of travel has been reached.
4.1.6.19 Directional limit devices, if driven from the hoisting machine by chains, tapes,
or cables, shall incorporate a device to disconnect the electric power from the
hoisting machine and apply both the primary and secondary brakes in the event
of failure of the driving means.
4.1.6.20 Final terminal stopping devices of the working platform shall conform to the
following:
4.1.6.20.1 They shall be provided as a secondary means of preventing the working
platform overtraveling at the terminals.
4.1.6.20.2 The device shall be set to function as close to each terminal landing as
practical, but in such a way that under normal operating conditions it will not
function when the working platform is stopped by the normal terminal stopping
device.
4.1.6.20.3 Operation of the final terminal stopping device shall open the relay for vertical
travel, thereby disconnecting the electric power from the hoisting machine, and
applying both the primary and secondary brakes.
4.1.6.20.4 The final terminal stopping device for the upper limit of travel shall be
mounted so that it is operated directly by the motion of the working platform
itself.

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4.1.6.21 Emergency stop switches shall be provided in or adjacent to each operating

device
4.1.6.22 Emergency stop switches shall:
Have red operating buttons or handles.
Be conspicuously and permanently marked ((Stop>>.
Be manually opened and manually closed type.
Be positively opened with the opening not solely dependent on springs.
4.1.6.23 The manual operation of an emergency stop switch associated with an
operating device for the working platform shall open the potential relay for
vertical travel, thereby disconnecting the electric power from the hoisting
machine and applying both the primary and secondary brakes.
4.1.6.24 The manual operation of the emergency stop switch associated with the
operating device for a power-driven roof car shall cause the electrical power to
the traverse machine to be interrupted, and the traverse machine brake to apply.
4.1.7 Emergency Communications
4.1.7.1 Communication equipment for use in an emergency shall be provided for each
powered platform.
4.1.7.2 In case of failure of the communication system, a method of two-way
communication shall be established between personnel on the roof and
personnel on the stalled working platform before any emergency operation of
the working platform is undertaken by personnel on the foof.
4.1.7.3 The equipment shall permit 2-way voice communication between the working
platform and designated personnel continuously available while the powered
platform is in use; and designated personnel on roof-powered platforms,
undertaking emergency operation of the working platform by means of the
emergency operating device located near the hoisting machine.
4.1.7.4 The emergency communication equipment shall be one of the following types:
Telephone connected to the central telephone exchange system; or telephones
on a limited system or an approved 2-way radio system, provided designated
personnel are available to receive a message during the time the powered
platform is in use.
4.1.8 Safety Belts and Lifelines
4.1.8.1 Each employee on the working platform of Type T powered platforms shall be
provided with a safety belt with means for attachment to a lifeline on the roof
or to the working platform. Safety belts, lines and other components, including
fastening means and anchorages to the working platform, building, or structure,
shall be capable of withstanding a static load of 1800 kg without damage or
permanent deformation of any part.
4.1.8.2 Fastening devices should be of the self-closing type, equipped with locking
device to prevent accidental opening of the fastening device.

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4.1.8.3 Harness-type belts are recommended. If body-type belts are used, the portion
of the belt bearing on the front of the wearer's body have a minimum width of
75 mm.
4.1.8.4 The line used to connect the belt to the platform or to a lifeline attached to the
building, shall have a minimum length of 1.5 m.
4.1.9 Inspections and Tests
4.1.9.1 All powered platform installations shall, on their completion, and before being
placed in service, be subjected to an acceptance test in the field to determine
that all parts of the installation conform to requirements of this standard, and
that all safety and operating equipment function as required. A similar
inspection and test shall be made following a major alteration at an existing
installation.
4.1.9.2 Each installation shall undergo a periodic inspection and test at least every 6
months. All parts of the equipment shall be inspected, and where necessary,
tested to determine that they are in safe operating condition.
4.1.9.3 Each installation shall undergo a maintenance inspection and test every 30
days, except where the cleaning cycle is less than 30 days such inspection and
test shall be made prior to each cleaning cycle. The results of these inspections
and tests shall be recorded in a log which is available for review by the
concerned authorities. Each log entry shall include the date of the inspection
or test and shall be signed by the person making the inspection or test.
4.1.9.4 Special inspections and tests of the governor and secondary braking system
shall be made at intervals not exceeding 4 months.
4.1.9.5 The inspection and test shall include a verification that the initiating device for
the secondary braking operates at the proper overspeed.
4.1.9.6 If adequate tests cannot be performed in the field, the initiating device shall be
removed from the powered platform and sent to a shop equipped to make such
a test.
4.1.9.7 The inspection shall include a verification of the proper functioning of the
secondary brake. If a test cannot be performed in the field, the hoisting
machine shall be removed from the building and sent to a shop equipped to
make such a test.
4.1.9.8 If any hoisting machine or initiating device for the secondary brake system is
removed from the building- for testing, all reinstalled and directly related
components shall be reinspected prior to returning the powered platform
installation to service.

4.1.10 The operation of powered platforms during severe adverse weather conditions is
prohibited.
4.1.11 Maintenance
4.1.11.1 Required maintenance: All parts of equipment on which safe operation
depends shall be maintained in proper working order.

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4.1.11.2 Broken or worn parts, worn switch contacts, brushes, and short flexible
conductors of electrical devices, which may interfere with safe operation, shall
be replaced promptly. Electrical receptacles and plugs shall be replaced
promptly when worn or damaged. All electrical connections shall be kept
tight.
4.1.11.3 Comppnents of the electrical service system and traveling cables shall be
replaced when damaged or substantially abraded.
4.1.11.4 Gears, shafts, bearings, brakes, and hoisting drums shall be maintained in
proper alignment. Gears shall be replaced promptly when there is evidence of
appreciable wear.
4.1.12 Cleaning
4.1.12.1 Controller contactors and relays shall be kept clean and free from dirt.
4.1.12.2 All other parts shall be kept clean, if their proper functioning would be affected
by the presence of dirt or other contaminants.
4.1.13 Periodic Reshackling of Hoisting Ropes
The hoisting ropes shall be reshackled at the non-drum ends at intervals not
exceeding 6 months. In reshackling the ropes, a sufficient length shall be cut
from the end of the rope to remove damaged or fatigued portions.
4.1.14 Making Safety Devices Inoperative
No person shall at any time make any required safety device or electrical
protective device inoperative, except when necessary during tests, inspections,
and maintenance. Immediately upon completion of such test, or inspections,
the devices shall be restored to their normal operating condition. After any
maintenance the entire system shall be retested.
4.1.15 Damaged Rope
Wire ropes shall be replaced whenever there are 6 or more broken wires in any
1 lay of the wire rope, or whenever the ropes are damaged or in a deteriorated
condition.
4.1.16 Roof Track System
Roof track systems, tiedowns, or similar equipment, if provided, shall be
maintained in proper working order so that they perform the function for which
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4.1.17 Building Face Guiding Members

T-rails, indented mullions, or equivalent guides located in the face of the
building shall be maintained in proper working order so that they perform the
function for which they are intended. Brakets for cable stabilizers shall
similarly be maintained in proper working order.
4.2 Vehicle-Mounted Elevating and Rotating Work Platforms
4.2.1 Aereal devices (aerial lifts) shall be designed and constructed in conformance
with the requirements specified in the reference specified in clause (2.5).
Existing aerial lifts, which do not meet the requirements, may not be used until
they have been modified so as to conform with the applicable design and
construction requirements. Aerial devices include the following types of
vehicle - mounted aerial devices used to elevate personnel to jobsites above
ground: extensible boom platforms, aerial ladders, articulating boom
platforms, vertical towers, and a combination of any of the above. Aerial
equipment may be made of metal, wood, fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP), or
other material; may be powered or manually operated; and are deemed to be
aerial lifts whether or not they are capable of rotating about a substantially
vertical axis.
The requirements of this clause do not apply to firefighting equipment or to the
vehicles upon which aerial devices are mounted, except with respect to the
requirement that a vehicle be a stable support for the aerial device.
4.2.2 General Requirements
4.2.2.1 Aerial lifts may be @<Field modified>) for uses other than those intended by
the manufacturer, provided the modification has been certified in writing by
the manufacturer to be at least as safe as the equipment was before
modification.
4.2.2.2 When operating aerial lifts proximate to, under, over, by or near electric power
lines, the following requirements shall apply:-
4.2.2.2.1 The following clearances shall be maintained:
For lines rated at 50 kg or less, the minimum clearance between the lines and
any part of the aerial lift shall be at least 3 m.
When the lines are rated in excess of 50 kv, the minimum clearance between
the lines and any part of the aerial lift shall be at least 3 m plus 10 mm for each
kilovolt in excess of 50 kv, or twice the length of the line insulator, but never
less than 3 m.
4.2.2.2.2 The requirements set forth in the above subparagraph do not apply where the
work is performed from an aerial device insulated for the work, and the work is
performed by either telecommunications employees, line-clearance tree-
trimming employees, or electric utility employees, or where the electric power
transmission or distribution lines have been deenergized and visibly grounded
at the point of work, or where insulating barriers, not a part of or an attachment
to the aerial lift, have been erected to prevent physical contact with the lines.

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4.2.2.2.3 Proximity warning devices may be used, but not in lieu of meeting the
clearance requirements. The owner of the lines or his authorized representative
shall be notified and provided with all pertinent information before the
commencement of operations near electrical lines.
4.2.2.2.4 Any overhead wire shall be considered to be an energized line until the owner
of the line or his authorized representative states that it is deenergized.
4.2.3 Specific Requirements
4.2.3.1 Before the vehicle is moved for highway travel, aerial ladders shall be secured
in the lower traveling position by the locking device above the truck cab and
the manually operated device at the base of the ladder, or by other equally
effective means (for example, cradles which prevent rotation of the ladder in
combination with positive acting linear actuators).
4.2.3.2 Extensible and Articulating Boom Platforms
4.2.3.2.1 Lift controls shall be tested each day prior to use to determine that such
controls are in safe working condition.
4.2.3.2.2 Only trained persons shall operate an aerial lift.
4.2.3.2.3 “Belting Off” to an adjacent pole, structure, or equipment while working from
an aerial lift shall not be permitted.
4.2.3.2.4 Employees shall always stand firmly on the floor of the basket, and shall not sit
or climb on the edge of the basket or use planks, ladders, or other devices for a
work position.
4.2.3.2.5 A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when
working from an aerial lift.
4.2.3.2.6 Boom and basket load limits specified by the manufacturer shall not be
exceeded.
4.2.3.2.7 The brakes shall be set and outriggers shall be positioned on pads or a solid
surface. Wheel chocks shall be installed before using an aerial lift on an
incline.
4.2.3.2.8 An aerial lift truck may not be moved when the 'boom is elevated in a working
position with men in the basket, except for equipment which is specifically
designed for this type of operation.
4.2.3.2.9 Articulating boom and extensible boom platforms, primarily designed as
personnel carriers, shall have both platform upper and lower controls. Upper
controls shall be in or beside the platform within easy reach of the operator.
4.2.3.2.10 Lower controls shall provide for overriding the upper controls. Controls shall
be plainly marked as to their function. Lower level controls shall not be
operated unless permission has been obtained from the employee in the lift,
except in case of emergency.
4.2.3.2.11 Climbers shall not be worn while performing work from an aerial lift.
4.2.3.2.12 The insulated portion of an aerial lift shall not be altered in any manner.

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4.2.3.2.13 Before moving an aerial lift for travel, the boom(s) shall be inspected to see
that it is properly cradled and outriggers are in stowed position.
4.2.3.2.14 Electrical tests shall be made in conformance with the equipment
manufacturer's recommendations.
4.2.3.2.15 All critical hydraulic and pneumatic components shall comply with the
provisions of the manufacturer's recommended safety factor. Critical
components are those in which a failure would result in a free fall or free
rotation of the boom. All noncritical components shall have a bursting safety
factor of at least two to one.
4.3 Manlifts
Manlifts consisting of power-driven endless belts or chains with attached steps
and handholds and moving vertically through floor openings are prohibited.
Elevators with enclosed platforms shall be used where necessary for powered
vertical transport of people and equipment, see the reference specified in clause
(2.5).

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