R 408.12016 Access, clearances, and barriers.

Rule 2016. (1) Safe access must be provided to a cab operated crane by a fixed ladder, stairway, or walkway. (2) Conductors of the open type that are mounted on the crane runway, bridge, or monorail beams or overhead must be located or guarded so that an operator at the normal operator’s position or persons entering or leaving the cab or crane footwalk could not, under normal conditions, come into contact with them. (3) A catwalk on a crane must have a guardrail system in compliance with General Industry Safety and Health Standard Part 2. “Walking-Working Surfaces,” as referenced in R 408.12002. A floor opening in a crane platform, if equipped with a hinged cover, need not be equipped with a standard barrier. The cover must be kept closed, except when an employee is entering or leaving the opening. (4) Safe clearance must be provided between fixed objects and the monorail system where there is employee exposure.