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Looking for printable information on safety about having a dog w/u while operating a crane?

I was told that this was taking place, so i would like to fax the info to the proper local

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Is it a seeing eye dog?
Is that a woof woof dog, or a dogman? A dogman is the person responsible for loading a crane. In days gone by, he often rode on the load while it was being hoisted. Maybe some still do?
Every city and every state has their own set of rules, where there are any. Also, the federal government has rules also. and the contractor has a set of rules also. And if you are in a union, they have a set too. So it depends on the country, state, city you are in. Do a search for Philadelphia Crane operator rules on google, for example. But i doubt any of them will say dogs are allowed. However, probably none of them will mention a dog at all, the assumption being that common sense will tell any competent operator that dogs and cranes do not mix. And I doubt any of them say pet snakes not allowed either. .

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