2022-S2 AMH SCHM TANG 154

2SHB 2022 - H AMD 864

By Representative Schmidt

NOT ADOPTED 02/09/2024

On page 3, beginning on line 28, after "(1)" strike all material through "49.17.140." on page 8, line 25, and insert "The department shall establish, by rule, a crane operation permit program for tower cranes used in construction. In establishing rules, the department must consult nationally recognized crane standards along with construction safety experts partnering with the appropriate business and labor representatives.

(2) The department must adopt rules no later than January 1, 2026."

EFFECT: Removes provisions establishing a permit application process and requiring a prime contractor to obtain a permit for the operation, assembly, disassembly, or reconfiguration of a tower crane. Instead, requires the Department of Labor and Industries to consult national crane standards along with construction safety experts and appropriate business and labor representatives, and establish a permit program by rule no later than January 1, 2026.

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