Eight years after it began the process of finalizing a rule to govern the certification of crane and derrick operators in the construction industry, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...

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 U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced on May 21 that it is amending its proposed rule for crane operator training and certification. The new version of the rule removes the ...

Almost eight years after the promulgation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard, 1926 – Subpart CC, OSHA has issued a Notice of ...

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 ...

A May 5 signing ceremony at DOL headquarters in Washington, D.C. is well timed because OSHA will require certification of some lifting personnel in the cranes and derricks standard it is expected to ...

According to a news release, ten of the nation’s leading construction industry organizations have launched the Coalition for Crane Operator Safety (CCOS) – a group dedicated to ensuring the swift ...

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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 ...

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 ...