With the exception of the evaluation and documentation requirements, the final rule will become effective on Dec. 9, 2018. The requirements for evaluation and documentation will become effective on ...

Some contractors no doubt will be relieved to know that OSHA issued a final rule Sept. 25 that extends by three years the deadline for crane operator certification requirements established in its ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finalized its long-awaited approach to crane operator qualification and certification. 1 The rule, which has followed a tortuous road to ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a third informal stakeholder meeting to solicit comments on the crane operator certification requirements in the Cranes and Derricks in ...

Coalition for Crane Operator Safety says lack of effective requirements is jeopardizing jobsite safety, hindering construction industry progress and creating compliance issues Ten of the nation’s ...

A series of OSHA stakeholder meetings will be held in early April to address the effectiveness of crane operator certification. OSHA has scheduled a series of three stakeholder meetings to discuss ...

OSHA published the long-delayed updates to its crane operator certification requirements in the Nov. 9 Federal Register. As was expected, the agency will require certification by type of crane, and ...

OSHA has proposed extending the compliance date for crane-operator certification requirements. Published in the Federal Register on Feb. 10, the proposed rule would extend the compliance date for the ...

Roughly eight years after the original promulgation of the final standard 29 CFR part 1926, Subpart CC – Cranes and Derricks in Construction, OSHA finally revises the requirements for operator ...

Documentation of qualifications can be secured through one of four means: 1) certification by an accredited testing organization; 2) qualification by an audited employer program; 3) qualification by ...

U.S. Department of Labor statistics indicate that from 1984 to 1997 construction fatalities averaged about 1,150 individuals a year, of which crane-related fatalities averaged about 50 a year. It was ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says that it might revisit the controversial standard for cranes and derricks for construction. Since the rule was finalized in August 2010, ...