It behooves the employer to make certain heavy equipment operators are trained in the safe operation of their equipment, AND that training is documented through an operator training certification.” — ...

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has re-extended the compliance date for a regulation setting new standards for certifying crane operators. OSHA’s new final rule, announced on ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reaffirmed its commitment to recognize the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operator's (NCCCO) national certification program ...

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 ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to extend the employer's responsibility to ensure crane operator competency and enforcement for crane operator ...

The compliance date for an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule requiring construction crane operators be certified by a third-party evaluator and designated as “qualified” will be ...

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 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 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, ...