Do i need a lanyard in a boom lift

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules - (i) Lift controls shall be tested each day prior to use to determine that such controls are in safe working condition. - (ii) Only trained persons shall operate an aerial lift. - (iii) Belting off to an adjacent pole, structure, or equipment while working from an aerial lift shall not be permitted. - (iv) 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. - (v) A personal fall arrest or travel restraint system that meets the requirements in Subpart I of this part shall be worn and attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift. - (vi) Boom and basket load limits specified by the manufacturer shall not be exceeded. - (vii) The brakes shall be set and outriggers, when used, shall be positioned on pads or a solid surface. Wheel chocks shall be installed before using an aerial lift on an incline. - (viii) 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 in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section. - (ix) 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. 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. - (x) Climbers shall not be worn while performing work from an aerial lift. - (xi) The insulated portion of an aerial lift shall not be altered in any manner that might reduce its insulating value.…

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## Fall protection on vehicles and loads 155 (1) If a worker may have to climb onto a vehicle or its load at any location where it is not reasonably practicable to provide a fall protection system for the worker, an employer must - (a) take steps to eliminate or reduce the need for the worker to climb onto the vehicle or its load, and - (b) ensure that the requirements of section 159(2) are met. 155 (2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1), an employer must ensure that if a load is not secured against movement, a worker does not climb onto the load. 155 (3) A worker must not climb onto a load if the load is not secured against movement. ## Boom-supported work platforms and aerial devices 156 (1) An employer must ensure that a worker on a boom-supported elevating work platform, boom-supported aerial device, or forklift truck work platform uses a personal fall arrest system - (a) connected to - (i) an anchor specified by the manufacturer of the work platform, aerial device or forklift truck, or - (ii) if no anchor is specified by the manufacturer, an anchor point certified by a professional engineer that meets the requirements of CSA Standard Z259.16-04, Design of Active Fall-Protection Systems , ## and - (b) when connected to the anchor, the lanyard, if reasonably practicable, is short enough to prevent the worker from being ejected from the work platform or aerial device but is long enough to allow the worker to perform the worker's work. - 156 (2) An employer must ensure that a worker on a scissor lift or on an elevating work platform with similar characteristics uses a travel restraint system consisting of a full body harness and lanyard - (a) connected to an anchor specified by the manufacturer of the scissor lift or elevating work platform, and - (b) when connected to the anchor, the lanyard, if reasonably practicable, is short enough to prevent the worker from falling out of the scissor lift or elevating work platform but is long enough to…

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Division 2 AO 2-2023 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (12) Anchorages used to attach to personal fall protection equipment must be independent of any anchorage used to suspend employees or platforms on which employees work. Anchorages used to attach to personal fall protection equipment on mobile work platforms on powered industrial trucks must be attached to an overhead member of the platform, at a point located above and near the center of the platform. - (13) Anchorages, except window cleaners' belt anchors covered by paragraph (e) of this section, must be: - (i) Capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) for each employee attached; or - (ii) Designed, installed, and used, under the supervision of qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall protection system that maintains a safety factor of at least two. Note to 1910.140(c)(13): In Oregon, the performance, care, and use criteria for travel restraint systems (personal fall restraint) is in OAR [redacted phone](5)(b) in Division 2/I. - (14) Travel restraint lines must be capable of sustaining a tensile load of at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN). - (15) Lifelines must not be made of natural fiber rope. Polypropylene rope must contain an ultraviolet (UV) light inhibitor. - (16) Personal fall protection systems and their components must be used exclusively for employee fall protection and not for any other purpose, such as hoisting equipment or materials. - (17) A personal fall protection system or its components subjected to impact loading must be removed from service immediately and not used again until a competent person inspects the system or components and determines that it is not damaged and safe for use for employee personal fall protection. - (18) Personal fall protection systems must be inspected before initial use during each work shift for mildew, wear, damage, and other deterioration, and defective components must be removed fro…