Representatives of standardized testing companies say that crane-operator exams will continue to be administered, though possibly at a slower pace, as the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health ...

Companies that test crane operators disagree with each other on the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration's proposal to push back by three years mandatory certification for these workers.

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 ...

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 Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) joined members of the Coalition for Crane Operator Safety in urging Congress to press the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to ...

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 ...

The 2018 crane rule from OSHA provided a framework for establishing operator competency for the construction industry. The operator must be: Trained + Certified/Licensed + Evaluated = Qualified. In ...

Although OSHA Stakeholders have voted to extend the final deadline in four different meetings, the deadline has not been officially extended by US Government agency OSHA as of yet, say the experts at ...

Just in time for the International Construction & Utility Equipment Expo (ICUEE), Crane Institute Certification (CIC) announces the availability of certification programs for operators of articulating ...

New York's inspector general says a state employee's misconduct resulted in the certification of more than 200 unqualified crane operators. Inspector General Kristine Hamann says more than 200 people ...