Crane operators may have three more years to pass exams while the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration considers reopening its regulation on cranes and derricks. Some safety experts say they are glad to see OSHA reviewing the rules; however, feelings are mixed over the proposed testing delay.
"Safety has now been sacrificed," says Robert Weiss, vice president of Maspeth, N.Y.-based Cranes Inc. "The delay is unfortunate, but hopefully we can now correct an inadvertent error."