In 2010 OSHA promulgated a final rule regulating cranes and derricks in the construction industry, Cranes and Derricks in Construction, Subpart CC (29 C.F.R. 1926.1400, et al.). Shortly after the ...

Among the most useful pieces of equipment found in construction projects are mobile cranes. If the job requires large, heavy materials to be hoisted, transported, or moved, you’ll likely use a mobile ...

Matthew Shaw is regulatory compliance coordinator for the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators. Published with permission from Equipment Manager magazine, the magazine of AEMP.

Testing crane operators by the capacity and type of machine to be used—which is required under today's federal crane rules—provides meaningful qualification of an operator's skill set. Without that, ...

A new OSHA emphasis program will focus on crane safety in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The program will work to reduce injuries associated with crane operation in various industries. "We ...

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 ...

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 ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - In the wake of last month's deadly construction crane collapse in Seattle, the CBS 11 I-Team is shining the light on crane safety in North Texas. Texas leads the nation in ...

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently issued an equipment/safety hazard alert about an incident in which a mechanic sustained injuries when the boom of his service-truck’s ...