Title LAB — California Lab. Code

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that recent statewide spot inspections of cranes have uncovered a pattern of numerous safety violations so serious and pervasive that safety inspections shall be a continuing priority with regard to all tower cranes in the state.

As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Crane” means a machine for lifting or lowering a load and moving it horizontally, in which the hoisting mechanism is an integral part of the machine. It may be driven manually or by power and may be a fixed or a…

(a) The division shall employ safety engineers trained to inspect tower cranes. (b) The division shall establish a safety inspection program for all tower cranes operated in the state. This safety program shall include: (1) Safety inspection of tower cranes twice a year. (2) Incr…

(a) A tower crane shall not be operated at any worksite unless an employer obtains a permit from the division. The division shall conduct an investigation for purposes of issuing a permit in an expeditious manner. If the division does not issue a permit within 10 days after being…

(a) The division may suspend or revoke the permit of a crane where the employer engages in gross negligence, gross incompetence, or willful or repeated disregard of any occupational safety standard or order involving the crane. (b) The permit of the crane shall be suspended or re…

(a) The division shall adopt regulations for the certification of all cranes and derricks used in lifting service, exceeding three tons rated capacity. Tower cranes shall be certified annually and whenever they are erected on a new site. (b) These regulations shall specify the pr…

(a) The division shall suspend or revoke a license to certify for the following reasons: (1) Gross negligence, gross incompetency, a pattern of incompetence, or fraud in the certification of a crane. (2) Willful or deliberate disregard of any occupational safety standard while ce…

Revocation of a license to certify may be appealed to the Director of Industrial Relations.

A licensed certifier who fraudulently certifies that a crane is in compliance with the criteria established by the division under subdivision (a) of Section 7375 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six months, or by …

It shall be a misdemeanor for an individual to engage in the certification of a crane as specified in this chapter if that individual is not licensed pursuant to this chapter. Any violation of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to…

(a) The division shall set fees for the examination and licensing of crane certifiers as necessary to cover the costs of administering this article. In fixing the amount of these fees, the division may include direct costs and a reasonable percentage attributable to the indirect …

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 6319 and 6425, if serious injury or death is caused by any serious or willful repeated violation of a crane standard, order, or special order, or by any failure to correct a serious violation of a crane standard, order, or special order within the tim…

No person shall install or dismantle a tower crane, or increase the height of a crane, known in the construction trade as “jumping or climbing a crane,” without a safety representative of the crane manufacturer, distributor, or a representative of a licensed crane certifier being…

(a) The division shall require all crane employers to disclose all of their previous business identities within the previous 10 years. The disclosure shall be made to the division on forms provided by the division. The division shall maintain the confidentiality of this informati…

The division shall prepare an annual report concerning revenues obtained from all funding sources and expenditures. The division shall file the report with the Legislative Analyst, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, the Department of Finance, and the appropriate policy commit…