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OSHA Stakeholder Meetings to Address Crane Operator Certification Requirements

March 26, 2013
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 crane operator certification requirements in its Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard. Interested stakeholders may still register for the third and final meeting, which will be held 1:30-4:30 p.m. on April 3 in Washington, D.C.

The stakeholder meetings will focus on the effectiveness of crane operator certification to ensure that crane operators can safely operate equipment, as well as the level of competence and safe operation that certification ensures.

OSHA is seeking information from the public on:

  1. The usefulness of certifying operators for different capacities of cranes.
  2. The risks of allowing an operator to operate all capacities of cranes within a specific type.

The operator qualification requirements are part of the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard that governs crane safety. The standard is the product of a negotiated rulemaking process that began in the summer of 2003 and culminated in the publication of the final rule on Aug. 9, 2010. The standard requires operators to be certified by November 2014. Secondly, the standard requires that certifications issued by an accredited testing organization specify the “capacity and type” of cranes the operator is certified to operate.

All meetings will be held at the U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3437 A, B and C. The Department of Labor is located at 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.

Individuals interested in participating in or observing the afternoon April 3 meeting must pre-register by calling OSHA’s Directorate of Construction at 202-693-2020. Due to limited space, only one individual per organization may participate in a meeting. OSHA will permit two observers from each organization, but only one observer if that organization also has a participant in a meeting. Organizations may only participate in one meeting. OSHA’s goal is to accommodate as wide an audience as possible of informed technical experts on crane safety and operator certification.

The two meetings currently scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon on April 2 and 3 are full.

About the Author

Laura Walter

Laura Walter was formerly senior editor of EHS Today. She is a subject matter expert in EHS compliance and government issues and has covered a variety of topics relating to occupational safety and health. Her writing has earned awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE), the Trade Association Business Publications International (TABPI) and APEX Awards for Publication Excellence. Her debut novel, Body of Stars (Dutton) was published in 2021.

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