Section 29-223-17a - Training of apprentices(a) The employer shall provide an apprentice with sufficient training so that said apprentice may safely operate hoisting equipment.(b) The tasks performed by the apprentice while operating the hoisting equipment shall be within the apprentice's ability.(c) A trainer supervising an apprentice shall meet the following requirements: (1) The trainer shall be an employee or agent of the apprentice's employer;(2) The trainer shall hold a Connecticut hoisting equipment operator's license;(3) The trainer shall be familiar with the proper use of the hoisting equipment's controls;(4) While supervising the apprentice, the trainer shall perform no tasks that detract from the trainer's ability to supervise the apprentice; and(5) The trainer and apprentice shall be in each other's direct line of sight and shall communicate verbally or by hand signals.(d) The apprentice shall be supervised by the trainer at all times, except during breaks by the trainer lasting no longer than 15 minutes, provided that there shall be no more than one break per hour. The trainer shall inform the apprentice of the specific tasks to be performed, as well as any limitations associated with such tasks. Such tasks shall be within the apprentice's abilities.(e) The apprentice shall not operate the hoisting equipment in any of the following circumstances: (1) If any part of the hoisting equipment, load line or load, including rigging and lifting accessories, if operated up to the hoisting equipment's maximum working radius in the work zone, could get within 20 feet of a power line that is over 350 kilovolts (kV);(2) If the equipment is used to hoist personnel; or(3) If the lift to be performed involves multiple pieces of hoisting equipment.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 29-223-17a
Adopted effective February 2, 2010