Reno, this may be the section or I could keep digging and find another.
We would never use a home built even when it is obvious that it is well constructed.
1910.67(b)(1)
Unless otherwise provided in this section, aerial devices (aerial lifts) acquired on or after July 1, 1975, shall be designed and constructed in conformance with the applicable requirements of the American National Standard for "Vehicle Mounted Elevating and Rotating Work Platforms," ANSI A92.2 - 1969, including appendix, which is incorporated by reference as specified in 1910.6. Aerial lifts acquired for use before July 1, 1975 which do not meet the requirements of ANSI A92.2 - 1969, may not be used after July 1, 1976, unless they shall have been modified so as to conform with the applicable design and construction requirements of ANSI A92.2 - 1969. Aerial devices include the following types of vehicle-mounted aerial devices used to elevate personnel to jobsites above ground:
1910.67(b)(1)(i)
Extensible boom platforms,
..1910.67(b)(1)(ii)
1910.67(b)(1)(ii)
aerial ladders,
1910.67(b)(1)(iii)
articulating boom platforms,
1910.67(b)(1)(iv)
vertical towers, and
1910.67(b)(1)(v)
a combination of any of the above. Aerial equipment may be made of metal, wood, fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP), or other material; may be powered or manually operated; and are deemed to be aerial lifts whether or not they are capable of rotating about a substantially vertical axis.
1910.67(b)(2)
Aerial lifts may be "field modified" for uses other than those intended by the manufacturer, provided the modification has been certified in writing by the manufacturer or by any other equivalent entity, such as a nationally recognized testing laboratory, to be in conformity with all applicable provisions of ANSI A92.2 - 1969 and this section, and to be at least as safe as the equipment was before modification.
[This message has been edited by iwire (edited 09-29-2005).]
