1926.1431(o)(3) If Using a Boatswain's Chair:

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.