{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-1919.76","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 1919.76","heading":"Safe working load reduction.","body":"(a) If the operation in which equipment is engaged never utilizes more than a fraction of the safe working load rating, the owner of such equipment may, at his option, have the crane or derrick certificated for and operated at a lesser maximum safe working load in keeping with the use and based on radius and other pertinent factors: Provided, however, That the equipment concerned is physically capable of operation at the original load rating and the load reduction is not for the purpose of avoiding correction of any deficiency.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XVII—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 1919—GEAR CERTIFICATION","Subpart H—Certification of Shore-Based Material Handling Devices"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"e5505496d1b1a0c5094c9eb1ee4e6bbe7fcb4932fd9ea370ad9fcbb09c18cd01","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-1919.75","next":"us/29-cfr-1919.77"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}