Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 1604.26 - Inspection, Tests and Operation of Personnel Hoists
(a) Acceptance Inspections and Tests of New
Installations and Alterations. In order to ensure the safe operation of new
hoists, such devices shall, on their completion and before being placed in
service, be subjected to an acceptance inspection and tests in the field to
determine that all parts of the installation conform to the applicable
requirements of this Standard and that all safety equipment functions as
required. A similar inspection and test shall be made following a major
alteration of an existing installation and at any time the hoist is moved to a
new location. (A jump of the tower after initial installation shall not be
considered a major alteration.) Records shall be maintained and kept on file at
the job site for the duration of the job.
(1)
Persons Authorized to Make Acceptance Inspections and Tests. Inspections shall
be made by a representative of the Division of Industrial Safety. The following
tests shall be performed by the person or firm installing or altering the
equipment in the presence of the Division representative.
(A) Acceptance tests for car and
counterweight safeties and governors.
(B) Acceptance tests for oil
buffers.
(C) Any tests which
require rendering of any safety device or equipment inoperative or which
require removal or resetting of devices or equipment.
(2) Acceptance Inspection Requirements. All
parts of the installation shall be inspected for conformity with the applicable
requirements of these Safety Orders.
(3) Acceptance Test for Safeties. Car
safeties shall be tested with rated load in the car. Counterweight safeties,
where provided, shall be tested with no load in the car.
(4) Acceptance Test for Governors.
Governor-tripping speed shall be measured and the operation of the governor
overspeed switch and safety mechanism switch inspected.
(5) Acceptance Test for Oil Buffers. Oil
buffers under the car shall be tested with a rated load on the car traveling at
rated speed. Oil buffers under the counterweight shall be tested with no load
on the car and the counterweight traveling at rated speed.
(b) Periodic Inspections and Tests. All
existing installations, and all new installations after being placed in
service, shall be subjected to periodic inspections and tests at regular
intervals of not more than 3 months for construction hoists and not more than
one week for bridge construction elevators to determine that the equipment is
in safe operating condition and has not been altered. All parts subject to wear
shall be inspected and those worn to such an extent as to affect the safe
operation of the installation shall be adjusted or replaced. Whenever the
hoisting equipment installed on bridges is exposed to winds exceeding 35 miles
per hour, it shall be inspected and put into operable condition before use. The
employer shall prepare a certification record which includes the date the
inspection and test of all functions and safety devices was performed; the
signature of the person who performed the inspection and test; and a serial
number or other identifier for the hoist that was inspected and tested. The
most recent certification record shall be maintained on file at the job site.
(1) Periodic Inspections. Periodic
inspections and tests as recommended by the hoist manufacturer shall be
performed by a person designated by the employer and qualified to perform such
service. Records shall be maintained and kept on file at the job site for the
duration of the job.
(c)
Operation. Hoists shall be operated only by a competent authorized operator, in
the car, or stationed adjacent to the driving machine subject to the following
conditions:
(1) A regular attendant is
stationed in the car.
(2) A
constant-pressure-type switch shall be provided in the car, which must be held
manually in the closed position by the attendant in the car in order to permit
operation of the driving machine and which shall be opened automatically when
released by the operator during normal or emergency stop operations.
(3) A means of closed voice communication
shall be provided between the car attendant and the operator stationed adjacent
to the driving machine.
Notes
2. Amendment of section heading filed 7-17-2008; operative 8-16-2008 (Register 2008, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
2. Amendment of section heading filed 7-17-2008; operative 8-16-2008 (Register 2008, No. 29).
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