OSHA Proposes Three-Year Extension for Crane Operator Certification Requirements
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 crane-operator certification requirements by three years, to Nov. 10, 2017.
A number of construction industry, union and crane certification groups have argued for a change to the construction crane and derrick requirements, finalized in August 2010. They said OSHA's interpretation of what "qualified" means did not reflect the intent of the industry committee that actually wrote the rule.