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DOL/OSHA RIN: 1218-AC81 Publication ID: Spring 2013 
Title: ●Amendments to the Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard 
Abstract: OSHA is proposing corrections and amendments to the final standard for cranes and derricks published in August, 2010. The standard has a large number of provisions designed to improve crane safety and reduce worker injury and fatality. The proposed amendments: •correct references to power line voltage for direct current (DC) voltages as well as alternating current (AC) voltages; •broadens the exclusion for forklifts carrying loads under the forks from "winch or hook" to "with a boom or jib, winch, wire rope, and hook or other means of attachment"; •clarifies an exclusion for work activities by articulating cranes; •provides four definitions inadvertently omitted in the final standard; •replaces "minimum approach distance" with "minimum clearance distance" throughout to remove ambiguity; •clarifies the use of demarcated boundaries for work near power lines; •corrects an error permitting body belts to be used as a personal fall arrest system rather than a personal fall restraint system; •replaces the verb "must" with "may" used in error in several provisions; •corrects an error in a caption on standard hand signals; and •resolves an issue of "NRTL-approved" safety equipment that is required by the final standard, but is not yet available. 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1926   
Legal Authority: 29 USC655 (b)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Dean McKenzie
Director, Directorate of Construction
Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-3468,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-2020
Fax:202 693-1689
Email: mckenzie.dean@dol.gov