Whenever a lift truck is used for lifting personnel without controls at the platform, the following precautions shall be taken for the protection of personnel being elevated:
- (1) A work platform equipped with standard guardrails or equivalent means, and firmly secured to the lifting carriage or forks, shall be used.
- (2) The hydraulic system shall be so designed that the lift mechanism will not drop faster than 135 feet per minute in the event of a failure in any part of the system.
- (3) An operator shall attend the lift equipment while workers are on the platform.
- (4) The operator shall be in the normal operating position while raising or lowering the platform.
- (5) The vehicle shall not travel from point to point with the work platform elevated at a height greater than 4 feet while workers are on the platform. When necessary at heights greater than 4 feet, inching may be permitted provided it is done at a very slow speed.
- (6) If workers on the platform can contact the lift chains or other dangerous pinch or shear points on the mast or carriage, the platform must have a screen or guard that prevents contact.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 654.025(2) & 656.726(3)
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 654.001 - 654.295
History
OSHA 6-1999, f. & cert. ef. 5-26-99