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1926.1431(o) Hoisting Personnel in Drill Shafts
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When hoisting employees into and out of drill shafts that are up to and including 8 feet in diameter, all of the following requirements must be met:
The employee must be in either a personnel platform or on a boatswain's chair.
If using a personnel platform, paragraphs (a) through (n) of this section apply.
The following paragraphs of this section apply: (a), (c), (d)(1), (d)(3), (d)(4), (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), (f)(1), (f)(2)(i), (f)(3)(i), (g), (h), (k)(1), (k)(6), (k)(8), (k)(9), (k)(11)(i), (m), (n). Where the terms "personnel platform" or "platform" are used in these paragraphs, substitute them with "boatswain's chair."
The employee must be hoisted in a slow, controlled descent and ascent.
The employee must use personal fall protection equipment, including a full body harness, attached independent of the crane/derrick.
The fall protection equipment must meet the applicable requirements in § 1926.502.
The boatswain's chair itself (excluding the personal fall arrest system anchorages), must be capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least five times the maximum intended load.
A signal person must be stationed at the shaft opening.
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