California · Labor Code

LAB §7373: (a) A tower crane shall not be operated at any worksite unless an employer obtains a permit from the division.

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(a) A tower crane shall not be operated at any worksite unless an employer obtains a permit from the division. The division shall conduct an investigation for purposes of issuing a permit in an expeditious manner. If the division does not issue a permit within 10 days after being requested to do so by a crane employer, the crane employer may operate the crane without a permit. (b) The division shall set fees to be charged for these permits in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of administering this article. In fixing the amount of these fees, the division may include direct costs and a reasonable percentage attributable to the indirect costs of the division for administering this article. (c) The permit for a fixed tower crane shall be valid for the period of time that the tower crane is fixed to the site. (d) The permit for a mobile tower crane shall be valid for one calendar year.

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