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## §3427. Safe Work Procedures. (cont.) 9. The employer shall ensure that the crane operator and qualified tree worker determine the weight of the load being lifted to prevent the crane from being overloaded. 10. The hoisting of a qualified tree worker shall be promptly discontinued upon indication of any dangerous weather conditions or other impending danger. - NOTE: 1. Other applicable provisions pertaining to crane operations are contained in the General Industry Safety Orders, Group 13, Cranes and Other Hoisting Equipment. - NOTE: 2. For line clearance tree trimming operations, see Article 38 of the High Voltage Electrical Safety Orders. (B) Special Training Requirements. The employer shall ensure that every qualified tree worker involved in tree work utilizing a crane to position personnel into a tree under the provisions of Section 3427(a)(1)(A), receives instruction and training on such work and is competent in the following areas: 1. Safe work procedures and knowledge of the hazards applicable to tree work involving the use of cranes. 2. The use of personal protective equipment required for tree work. 3. The inspection and safe use of all climbing equipment, lines and rigging. 4. Crane signals and communication requirements with the crane operator as provided in Section 5001. 5. Instructions regarding electrical hazards as described in Section 3423. 6. The safe use of chain saws in tree work. 7. The conditions and criteria necessary to permit the use of a crane to provide access into a tree. 8. The handling of loads as described in Section 4999 and rigging techniques for tree work. 9. Effective means for controlling pedestrian and vehicular traffic. (C) Documentation of employee training required by Section 3427(a)(1)(B) shall be maintained as prescribed by Section 3203 of these Orders. (2) When working aloft, employees shall wear a tree workers' saddle and have at least two means of being secured, such as a climbing line and a work positioni…

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# 1926.959-MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT (cont.) ## Programs, Plans and Procedures (cont.) 1926.962(h)-Removal of grounds for test. The employer may permit employees to remove grounds temporarily during tests. During the test procedure, the employer shall ensure that each employee uses insulating equipment, shall isolate each employee from any hazards involved, and shall implement any additional measures necessary to protect each exposed employee in case the previously grounded lines and equipment become energized. ## Inspections and Tests 1926.962(e)-Testing. The employer shall ensure that, unless a previously installed ground is present, employees test lines and equipment and verify the absence of nominal voltage before employees install any ground on those lines or that equipment. 1926.962(h)-Removal of grounds for test. The employer may permit employees to remove grounds temporarily during tests. During the test procedure, the employer shall ensure that each employee uses insulating equipment, shall isolate each employee from any hazards involved, and shall implement any additional measures necessary to protect each exposed employee in case the previously grounded lines and equipment become energized. ## 1926.963-TESTING AND TEST FACILITIES Scope/Application: This section provides for safe work practices for high-voltage and high-power testing performed in laboratories, shops, and substations, and in the field and on electric transmission and distribution lines and equipment. It applies only to testing involving interim measurements using high voltage, high power, or combinations of high voltage and high power, and not to testing involving continuous measurements as in routine metering, relaying, and normal line work. OSHA considers routine inspection and maintenance measurements made by qualified employees to be routine line work not included in the scope of this section, provided that the hazards related to the use of intrinsic high voltage or high-power sources…

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NIOSH Delivering on the Nation's promise: Safety and health at work for all people through research and prevention To receive NIOSH documents or other information about occupational safety and health topics, contact NIOSH at National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Publications Dissemination 4676 Columbia Parkway Cincinnati, Ohio [redacted identifier] Telephone: 1-800-35-NIOSH (1-[redacted phone]) Fax: [redacted phone] E-mail: [redacted email] Visit the NIOSH website at www.cdc.gov/niosh SAFER • HEALTHIER PEOPLE™M DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-113 December 2003 C D C Workplace Safety and Health Safe Work for Youth in Construction Information for Employers NIOSH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health # The Concern Youth who are under 18 years old can be an asset to your workforce. They are enthusiastic and eager to learn. However, like other new and inexperienced workers, these young workers can be injured on the job when they don't receive adequate safety training and supervision. Some injuries have a lifelong impact, and some are even fatal. Furthermore, on-the- job injuries to young workers can be costly. Young workers get hurt when: . They take on jobs for which they're not trained sometimes without being asked - They don't have appropriate supervision • They work with dangerous tools or equipment - They perform tasks that violate youth employment laws Work on a construction site is especially hazardous. In fact, the construction industry, which employs less than 3% of all young workers, ranks 3rd in the number of work- related fatalities to youth — at 14% of all occupational deaths to youth under 18. ## Could a tragedy like this happen at one of your work sites? In 2000, a 16-year-old male framing construction crew member died after falling 27 feet from the third story of a residential dormitory construction site. The boy w…