# COMAR Title 09 — Maryland Department of Labor

## Subtitle 12 — Division of Labor and Industry

### Chapter 38 — General Industry Standard for Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists

#### Regulation .03 Restricted Use.

*COMAR 09.12.38.03*

A. Except when the erection, use, and dismantling of conventional means of reaching the worksite, such as a personnel hoist, ladder, stairway, aerial lift, elevating work platform, or scaffold either would be more hazardous, or is not possible because of structural design or worksite conditions, the use of a crane, derrick, or hoist to hoist employees on a personnel platform is prohibited.

B. When used, a personnel platform shall meet the applicable requirements of this chapter.