Find crane labels, charts and inspection paperwork by the OSHA or FRA code on your report. Start with the cited code, equipment type or hazard below, then compare the condition described with the relevant products.
A marking requirement is different from a duty to inspect, train, use protective equipment or control a work area. Products support those activities; purchasing one does not establish compliance or close a citation. Confirm applicability and corrective action using the complete standard, equipment instructions and the person responsible for the work.
Entries follow numeric CFR order. OSHA references are in 29 CFR; the hi-rail inspection reference is in 49 CFR.
Also see related direction, access, crush-warning and hi-rail instruction labels and crane product collections.
These categories help you navigate; check each entry’s equipment and work-setting scope.
Overhead and gantry cranes: The 1910.179 entries address overhead/bridge and gantry cranes, including semigantry, cantilever gantry, traveling wall and storage bridge cranes with the same fundamental characteristics. Don’t assume every standalone hoist or monorail falls under this section. Construction rules also distinguish permanently installed facility cranes from other overhead/gantry cranes.
Construction cranes: Subpart CC generally covers power-operated equipment used in construction to hoist, lower and horizontally move suspended loads. Examples include rough-terrain, all-terrain, truck-mounted and boom-truck cranes; crawler/lattice-boom cranes; articulating/knuckle-boom cranes; carry-deck cranes; and tower cranes. Equipment-specific exceptions and exclusions apply, including certain digger-derrick and material-delivery operations.
Bucket trucks and aerial platforms: The aerial-device entries address personnel-elevating equipment such as telescopic/extensible and articulating boom platforms. General-industry and construction provisions have separate scopes. Scissor lifts fall under applicable scaffold provisions in construction, while crane-suspended personnel platforms are a separate application.
Hi-rail trucks: The hi-rail entry concerns the vehicle’s hi-rail gear. That inspection does not replace inspection of the truck chassis, crane or aerial device mounted on the same vehicle.
A compressed code such as “19260453 B02 V” corresponds to “1926.453(b)(2)(v).” Read it alongside the reported condition: that provision concerns aerial-lift fall protection, not a requirement to buy a sticker.
Requirement: For covered general-industry aerial devices, manufacturer-specified boom and basket load limits must not be exceeded. This operating limit is not an express requirement to purchase a particular capacity sticker.
Products: Compare 300 lb and 800 lb bucket markings, or 500 lb, 600 lb and 800 lb platform markings. Choose only the rating established for the equipment and configuration, using manufacturer documentation, and follow its label-location instructions. Equal weight values do not make bucket and platform wording interchangeable. A replacement marking does not establish or increase capacity, replace a load chart or authorize personnel hoisting by a crane.
Official standard: 1910.67(c)(2)(vi); see the separately scoped construction aerial-lift entry.
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Its listed inspection areas include vehicle components such as brakes, steering and lighting, alongside aerial-equipment components such as outriggers, booms, hydraulics and the platform or bucket. Compare the complete form with the truck and aerial-device manufacturer’s current inspection instructions and your applicable inspection program. Not every item applies to every configuration.
The form documents findings; it does not perform an inspection, establish a passed result or set the required inspection interval. “Annual” in the product title is not evidence of a universal annual-inspection requirement. Do not assume this combined report replaces separate vehicle-inspection documentation, dielectric-test records or other required records without checking the applicable requirements.
This is physical paperwork, not an adhesive inspection sticker or downloadable PDF.
Requirement: For covered general-industry aerial devices, electrical tests must conform to ANSI A92.2-1969, Section 5, with equivalent DC tests allowed as specified in this provision. Determine the appropriate method, interval and documentation for the actual equipment and work; no universal annual-testing or sticker-posting requirement is established here.
Products: Custom Dielectric Test Stickers display issuer/company details and a punch-marked expiration date. Embossable Aluminum Inspection Stickers provide inspection fields and an “Annual Dielectric” checkbox. These are supplementary visible markings, not detailed test reports, test results or certification supplied with purchase. Printed “annual” or expiration wording does not determine the required interval.
Mark only actual test information confirmed by the responsible testing provider and retain the applicable test documentation. A sticker does not test insulation, establish a voltage rating or authorize energized work. Hi-rail application wording alone does not establish which electrical-testing rules apply to a particular vehicle.
Official standard: 1910.67(c)(3); see the separately scoped construction electrical-test entry.
Requirement: The crane’s rated load must be plainly marked on each side. Where there is more than one hoisting unit, each hoist must also have its rated load marked on it or its load block, clearly legible from the ground or floor.
Products: Capacity stickers, labels and signs, including 5 × 24-inch stock/custom markings and custom stickers, signs and magnets.
Confirm the established rating and units from authorized equipment documentation. Select quantity, lettering, material and placement for the required viewing position. Markings display capacity; they do not determine or increase it, certify equipment or replace a model-specific load chart.
Official standard: 1910.179(b)(5).
Requirement: Pendant control boxes must prevent electrical shock and clearly identify functions. Replacement labels address identification, not electrical protection.
Products: DST-style replacement plastic pendant labels and N-S-E-W adhesive pendant labels.
Match each marking to the actual control. DST labels fit under switch buttons and are not adhesive stickers; verify fit and replacement instructions. Large crane-beam direction references serve a different purpose. Labels do not repair or change controls.
Official standard: 1910.179(g)(1)(v).
Requirement: Paragraph (j) distinguishes frequent and periodic inspections. Paragraphs (j)(2)(iii)–(iv) address daily visual and monthly hook/hoist-chain inspections, with monthly certification records identifying the component, inspection date and inspector’s signature.
Products: The two-page Annual Overhead Hoist Inspection Checklist records checks, findings and sign-off; the Pre-Use Inspection Checklist decal or sign displays reminders, not completed records.
A form’s “annual” title does not set your inspection interval or replace monthly component records. Check required identifiers and use supplementary records where needed; keep both report pages together. Load-test fields do not make testing required or appropriate at every inspection.
Official standard: 1910.179(j).
Requirement: Before adjustments and repairs, this provision addresses controller position, opening/locking the main or emergency switch, warning or out-of-order signs and other precautions. Signs belong on the crane and beneath it or on the hook where visible from the floor.
Products: Review overhead crane warnings and control-station labels for appropriate wording. A permanent hazard or disconnect label is not automatically an out-of-order notice and does not isolate equipment.
Official standard: 1910.179(l)(2).
Requirement: Paragraph (n)(3)(vi) requires employers to have operators avoid carrying loads over people; (n)(3)(x) addresses remaining at the controls with a suspended load.
Reminders: Never Lift Loads Over People, Keep Out From Under Crane Loads and Never Leave Machine Without Landing Loads. These do not control access or land a load. Construction fall-zone rules are separate.
Official standard: 1910.179(n).
Requirement: Each day before use, a competent person designated by the employer must inspect slings and their fastenings/attachments. Inspect additionally during use when warranted and remove damaged or defective slings from service.
Reminders: Inspect Slings Before Using decal/sign and bilingual version. These are not identification tags, inspection criteria or completed records. Follow removal criteria for the sling type.
Official standard: 1910.184(d).
Requirement: Required disconnects and circuits must be legibly marked for purpose unless evident from their location and arrangement. Required markings must withstand the environment.
Product: Crane Power Disconnect decal. Verify the circuit and equipment served. The label identifies a disconnect, not its energized state, and does not perform lockout.
Official standard: 1910.303(f).
Requirement: Inspect material-handling rigging before use on each shift and as necessary during use; remove defective equipment from service.
Reminder: Inspect Slings Before Using does not supply inspection criteria or cover every rigging type. The general-industry daily summary is not a substitute for this construction requirement.
Requirement: For covered construction aerial lifts, employees must stand firmly on the basket floor, not sit/climb on its edge or use devices for an elevated work position. Paragraph (v) addresses fall protection attached to the boom or basket. Its body-belt wording must be read with the note: body belts are not acceptable in personal fall-arrest systems. Restraint and arrest are not interchangeable.
Product: Bucket Truck Fall Hazard Warning combines platform and fall-protection reminders. Its printed “OSHA approved” phrase is artwork, not approval/certification supplied with purchase; not every instruction comes from these two paragraphs.
Have the responsible person select the protective system, attachment and procedures. A label supplies none of that equipment. Do not automatically apply this entry to scissor lifts, crane-suspended platforms, general industry or utility operations.
Official standard: 1926.453; aerial-lift fall-protection interpretation.
For covered construction aerial lifts, manufacturer-specified boom and basket load limits must not be exceeded. See the bucket/platform replacement-marking choices and selection cautions. This is an operating limit, not an express mandate for a particular decal. Do not apply it automatically to scissor lifts or crane-suspended personnel platforms.
Official standard: 1926.453(b)(2)(vi).
For covered construction aerial lifts, electrical tests must conform to ANSI A92.2-1969, Section 5, with equivalent DC tests allowed as specified. See the supplementary dielectric-test labels and documentation cautions. Verify equipment-specific method, interval and records rather than inferring a universal annual schedule from sticker wording. A label is not a test report or proof of electrical protection.
Official standard: 1926.453(b)(3).
Requirement: This provision addresses extension according to the applicable chart/manufacturer procedures, support, float attachment and visibility during extension/setting.
Products: Setup Warning I-013, I-013O alternative and outrigger warnings. Setup instructions differ from stand-clear warnings. “Properly extended” is not one universal position; labels do not verify support, floats/pins, leveling or capacity.
Official standard: 1926.1404(q).
Requirement: Within the construction crane assembly/disassembly power-line section, paragraph (g) requires at least one electrocution warning conspicuously in the cab within the operator’s view and, except for overhead gantry and tower cranes, at least two outside. OSHA’s crane inspection directive identifies this posting provision for missing warnings.
Products: EC-001 voltage-chart warning, EC-010 Keep Clear of Truck & Load and EC-001CrLa crawler warning. These are alternatives to compare, not a universal three-sticker kit. Match audience, wording, dimensions and manufacturer placement; cab and exterior warnings serve different viewing positions.
This provision addresses elevated warning lines, barricades or lines of signs under specified encroachment precautions. Equipment decals do not replace those controls, insulate equipment or determine job-specific clearances.
Official standard: 1926.1407(g); 1926.1408 operating precautions; crane inspection directive.
Requirement: Section 1408 addresses operational work-zone assessment and precautions near lines up to 350 kV; 1409 modifies requirements above 350 kV. These are distinct from warning posting.
References: Up-to-350-kV assessment reminder, 1926.1409 reminder and crawler electrical warnings. The assessment stickers refer to Table A but do not print it.
Confirm voltage, activity and procedures with responsible site/utility personnel. Assessment distances are not universal operating clearances. Fixed-distance and Canadian/jurisdiction-specific artwork is not automatically appropriate for US OSHA work. A reference sticker does not perform an assessment or authorize closer approach.
Official standard: 1926.1408 and Table A; 1926.1409.
Requirement: Covered equipment needs a qualified-person inspection at least every 12 months. Annual/comprehensive records must include items checked, results, inspector name/signature and date, retained at least 12 months.
Paperwork: Mobile Crane Annual Inspection Report and articulated/knuckle-boom form. Compare the complete form with current requirements and equipment instructions; the articulated form contains older printed standards references.
Date labels: Annual Crane Inspection Sticker marks the next due date; Custom Annual Crane Inspection Sticker marks the date performed and company. See additional inspection labels. Neither date nor printed ANSI wording replaces the detailed record.
Record only inspections actually performed and actual findings; do not backdate an inspection that did not occur. Blank forms and stickers do not remedy an unperformed inspection. DOT vehicle reports and BIT reminders serve different purposes.
Official standard: 1926.1412(f).
Requirement: Shift, monthly and annual/comprehensive inspections have distinct qualifications, deficiency evaluation and documentation provisions. The shift visual inspection begins before the shift and finishes before or during it.
Reminder: Wire Rope Failure Warning is not an inspection record, complete procedure or universal interval/discard criterion.
Requirement: Requirements vary by equipment type, manufacture date and operation, with exceptions and specified temporary alternatives. Read the applicable paragraph before selecting repairs.
Products: Two-Blocking Warning is not a device; Two-Wire A2B Cable is a component, not a complete switch, reel or system.
A technician must verify cable construction, electrical requirements, routing, reel and length, then follow manufacturer installation/testing procedures. PAT/Greer application wording is not universal compatibility. Ordering a part does not authorize operation with an inoperative aid.
Official standard: 1926.1416(a), (b), (d)(3).
Requirement: Where applicable, an indicator must be readable from the operator’s station. Determine whether the fault involves the scale, pointer, mounting or another component; review repair/temporary-alternative provisions before operating with a defective aid.
Product: Boom Angle Indicator Decals supply a left/right scale pair, −10° to 80°, for an existing pointer, not a complete indicator. Measure radius from the pointer’s center bolt to the outside scale edge, not overall decal width. Match layout and follow manufacturer alignment/accuracy checks; scales do not replace load charts.
Exceptions: Section 1416(a)(1) excludes articulating cranes from (e)(1); (a)(2) limits its digger-derrick application to manufacture after November 8, 2011, where the subpart applies. Derricks have separate provisions under 1436(f).
Official standard: 1926.1416; derrick provisions: 1926.1436.
Requirement: Follow manufacturer operating procedures; applicable charts, speeds, hazard warnings, instructions and manual must be readily available in the cab.
Products: Crane Load Charts, Keep Operator’s Manual in Cab, tipping warnings and informational labels.
Match model, configuration, revision, boom/jib arrangement and support setup. A maximum-load sticker is not a complete chart; listing a davit chart does not establish this construction rule’s applicability. Capacity-alert, override, reset and other system-specific labels are not universal instructions or authorization to change capacity.
Official standard: 1926.1417(a), (c).
Requirement: Paragraph (d) prohibits attention-diverting activities during operation, including phone use except signal communications. Paragraph (e) addresses leaving controls with a suspended load, subject to limited conditions/exceptions; it differs from the overhead-crane rule.
Reminders: Never Leave Machine Without Landing Loads and informational warnings do not secure loads, control fall zones or establish an exception.
Official standard: 1926.1417(d)–(e).
Requirement: Post hand-signal charts on the equipment or conspicuously near covered hoisting operations.
Products: Crane hand-signal charts. Compare signal set, language, size and format: mobile, overhead and banksman charts are not interchangeable. Mount readably without obstructing controls, views or required information. Charts do not replace signal-person qualification or agreed procedures.
Requirement: Mark accessible rotating-superstructure struck-by/pinch-crush hazard areas with control lines, warning lines, railings or similar barriers. Only where the employer demonstrates barriers are infeasible both on the ground and equipment does the exception permit the specified combination of warning signs, high-visibility equipment markings and employee understanding through training. Paragraph (a)(2)(i) separately addresses hazard-recognition training.
Products: Keep Clear of Swing Radius decal/sign, I-016 Swing Area, I-016O alternative and CSr-002 Upper Structure warning.
Have the site-control lead determine controls and exception applicability. Decals alone are neither barriers nor a complete marking/training system; outrigger or horn reminders address different issues. Floating cranes and land cranes on barges have separate 1437(c) provisions.
Official standard: 1926.1424; floating-crane/barge provisions: 1926.1437.
Requirement: Fall-zone restrictions and permitted personnel depend on the activity, including receiving loads, rigging/connection and tilt-up/tilt-down work.
Reminders: Never Lift Loads Over People and Keep Out From Under Crane Loads. Read the applicable paragraph; signs are not fall-zone boundaries, rigging procedures or permission to enter.
Requirement: Section 1427 addresses operator training, certification/licensing and evaluation, with scope exceptions; 1428 addresses signal-person qualifications/documentation.
Reminder: Untrained Operator Warning communicates a restriction. Neither it, a chart nor a “certified/qualified” hard-hat sticker trains, evaluates or supplies qualification documents.
Official standard: 1926.1427; 1926.1428.
Requirement: Hoisting employees is prohibited except under specified circumstances. Read the complete section for additional requirements and scope exceptions; platform availability alone is not authorization.
Warnings: Never Hoist Personnel on Loadline, oval-header alternative and No Riding on Boom, Hook, Load or Loadline. Equipment-specific prohibitions can be stricter than a regulation summary. An exception does not override manufacturer restrictions; labels do not approve personnel lifting.
Requirement: Inspect hi-rail gear at least annually, never more than 14 months apart, measuring tram, wheel wear and gage and adjusting as needed. Fourteen months is a maximum, not the recommended schedule. Retain employer-form or electronic records until the next required inspection, available to FRA/participating State representatives during normal business hours. Records may be on the vehicle or at an employer-designated location.
Products: Annual Hi-Rail Inspection Checklist records gear details, checks, findings and sign-off. Custom Annual Hi-Rail Stickers show company/month/year; any printed passed-inspection statement must reflect an actual inspection. The sticker is supplementary, not the required record or a universal annual-decal mandate.
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This gear inspection does not replace vehicle, crane or dielectric inspections. Annual date labels differ from tagging/reporting non-complying conditions under 214.523(d). Rail mounting alone does not determine crane-rule applicability; 1926.1442 provides roadway-maintenance-machine exceptions where subject to FRA authority.
Official standard: 49 CFR 214.523; roadway maintenance machines: 1926.1442.
No universal posting requirement has been verified here for these specific designs. The references distinguish related operating duties from product selection.
Products: N-S-E-W overhead directional decal, stationary bridge-crane direction stickers and other directional layouts. Stationary labels supply the selected direction/layout, not a four-direction set.
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Confirm actual travel, corresponding controls and viewing position; side and bottom views may differ. Decals do not correct reversed controls. The pendant-function requirement is not a verified mandate for large compass decals on the crane/building; check equipment instructions and any applicable verified standard separately.
Products: 3 Points of Contact and Three Point Contact/Do Not Jump. They supply neither access devices nor fall protection.
Related requirement: 1926.1423 covers construction-crane access/fall protection. Paragraph (c)(3) addresses safe ground-to-workstation access for equipment manufactured after November 8, 2011, including access devices and slip-resistant stepping surfaces other than crawler treads; other paragraphs depend on task/location. It is not a blanket sticker mandate.
Follow the designated access route and manufacturer placement. A reminder should be readable before climbing without covering treads, grips, controls, plates or warnings.
Official standard: 1926.1423; separate aerial-lift guidance.
Products: Moving Outriggers Crush Warning and Pinch Point Crush Decal. Match the actual hazard/artwork, not just the word “crush.” Browse crush warnings, pinch-point labels and crawler crush warnings.
Related requirement: 1926.1404(q)(4) requires visibility of each outrigger/stabilizer to the operator or signal person during extension/setting. This operational duty is not a universal decal mandate; bucket trucks require their own scope review.
Warnings do not provide guards, interlocks, setup procedures or safe-distance determinations. Use the separate swing-boundary entry for rotating-superstructure controls.
Official standard: 1926.1404(q).
Product: Brandt Hi-Rail Instruction Decals provide one Road to Rail and one Rail to Road sequence with numbered control references. Match every step, control and dimension to original labels/current manufacturer instructions; brand wording does not establish model compatibility. Do not use mismatched sequences.
Related requirement: 49 CFR 214.341(b) addresses maintaining safe-operation instructions with applicable machines large enough to carry the document. This pair is not verified as sufficient by itself, does not replace complete instructions and does not verify mechanisms/interlocks or qualify operators.
Official standard: 49 CFR 214.341(b); separate gear-inspection guidance.
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No universal requirement to post either particular sticker design has been verified here. Select replacement warnings for the actual equipment and hazard, rather than treating either product as a substitute for the measures described elsewhere in this guide.
Collections are shopping categories, not lists of every label required for a crane. Check full wording, artwork, dimensions, language and manufacturer placement before ordering replacements.
Crane-area PPE signs communicate instructions but do not select PPE or replace hazard assessment. Decorative/training-themed stickers are not credentials; accessories and rush processing are not regulatory corrective actions.
This directory is not exhaustive. Have the responsible person confirm the applicable requirements and corrective action. ASME/ANSI clause mappings are omitted pending verification of the relevant editions and text.
