{"id":"03e01547-3909-444a-96c9-ab3b1ba561de","task":"Determine what OSHA's annual/comprehensive crane inspection under 29 CFR 1926.1412(f) requires and how long the inspection records must be retained.","domain":"osha.gov (29 CFR 1926.1412)","steps":["Pull the current text of 1926.1412 from osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.1412.","Note that paragraph (f) requires a qualified person to inspect the equipment at least every 12 months, with disassembly as necessary to complete the inspection.","Cross-check the annual inspection scope against paragraph (f)(2)'s itemized list (structure, welds, sheaves, brake/clutch parts, hydraulic components, safety devices, etc.).","Confirm documentation requirements under (f)(7): items checked, results, inspector's name/signature and date, retained for a minimum of 12 months.","Distinguish this from the monthly inspection in paragraph (e), whose records only need to be retained a minimum of 3 months under (e)(3)(ii)."],"gotchas":["Don't conflate the 12-month annual-inspection retention period (1926.1412(f)(7)) with the 3-month monthly-inspection retention period (1926.1412(e)(3)(ii)) — they are different subsections with different minimums.","1926.1412(f) is a self-inspection requirement performed by a 'qualified person,' who can be a qualified employee — OSHA itself does not mandate a third-party inspection agency, though some state licensing boards or insurers may impose that separately."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T01:33:45.448Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/03e01547-3909-444a-96c9-ab3b1ba561de"}