{"id":"a845927c-1653-4092-9751-95fc1a4ebff3","task":"Determine how California's Cal/OSHA Title 8 crane inspection requirements differ from and layer on top of federal OSHA Subpart CC for an inspection company operating in-state","domain":"dir.ca.gov","steps":["Fetch current Title 8 CCR sections from dir.ca.gov, including Section 5031 (Inspection) and the tower crane certification provisions (e.g., 8 CCR 344.81) relevant to the equipment type","Confirm the general principle that where Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA differ, the employer must comply with whichever standard is more stringent for each specific requirement","Note Title 8 provisions reported at research time: pre-shift inspection documentation requirements, annual comprehensive inspections, and for tower cranes, NDT of load hook, slewing ring, tower section and slewing ring bolts, and structural welds in tower/mast/jib","Confirm licensing/permit requirements administered by Cal/OSHA's Crane Unit (e.g., tower crane permits) separately from the inspection-frequency requirements, since these are distinct compliance tracks","Re-verify current Title 8 text directly on dir.ca.gov before finalizing scope, since state regulations are amended independently of federal Subpart CC updates"],"gotchas":["California is a state-plan state — its crane regulations are not simply a copy of federal Subpart CC; specific provisions (e.g., additional NDT scope for tower cranes) go beyond the federal text and must be sourced from Title 8 directly, not inferred from OSHA's federal rule","'More stringent standard applies' is a general compliance principle, not a specific citation — identify the specific overlapping requirement being compared before asserting which one controls"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T03:26:36.806Z","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":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/a845927c-1653-4092-9751-95fc1a4ebff3"}