SB 5900: Construction crane safety

Summary

• Requires a prime contractor to obtain a permit from the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) before performing any work involving the operation, assembly, disassembly, or reconfiguration of a tower crane and requires a safety permit conference prior to permit issuance.
• Establishes the circumstances under which L&I must deny, suspend, or revoke a permit and establishes appeal procedures for appealing L&I decisions.
• Requires notification to L&I in advance of any assembly, disassembly, or reconfiguration of a tower crane and requires L&I to inspect permitted activities.
• Establishes a misdemeanor criminal penalty for certain violations related to the supervision and procedures of assembly, disassembly, and reconfiguration of tower cranes.
• Requires tower crane manufacturers and distributors to make available to the public certain information about tower cranes located in the state.
• Requires municipalities to align permit issuance for street closures and requires the prime contractor to provide certain notices when a tower crane over 36 feet is assembled, disassembled, or reconfigured on a jobsite within the municipality.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5900), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗