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Expiration of interim crane personnel platform guidance

Summary An OSHA regional official told compliance staff that interim guidance and temporary variances for anti-two-blocking cranes hoisting personnel had expired. The memorandum said the 1988 personnel platform final rule was in full effect for inspections and consultation. OSHA now archives the memorandum as potentially outdated.
Document
Federal opinion letter
Agency
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Document number
1990-01-18
Date issued
January 18, 1990
Status
Archived by the agency
OSHA archives this memorandum and says it may no longer represent OSHA policy; the posted page says it was corrected in 2009.
Status last verified October 9, 2026
Topics
Workplace Safety OSHA 1926 Cranes Personnel Platforms
Source
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NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only.

January 18, 1990

MEMORANDUM FOR: ALL COMPLIANCE PERSONNEL

FROM: BYRON R CHADWICK
Regional Administrator, VIII

SUBJECT: Requirement for Anti-Two-Blocking Cranes and Derricks Used to Hoist Personnel Platforms.

OSHA Notice STD 3, June 2, 1989, an interim guidance for compliance with this subject, expired December 31, 1989. All temporary variances and interim orders have expired. There are no permanent variances. No new notices or STDs have been issued on this subject.

29 CFR 1926.550(g), Crane or Derrick Suspended Personnel Platform, was issued as a Final Rule on August 2, 1988, with an effective date of October 3, 1988. This Safety and Health regulation is now in full effect for compliance inspections, consultation and information requests.

[Corrected 3/23/2009]

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