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PCCA Journal|4

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Quarter 2014

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n September 25, OSHA issued a final rule ex-

tending the deadline for crane operator certifica-

tion requirements in the Cranes and Derricks

in Construction final rule published in 2010 by

three years to November 10, 2017. The rule also extends by

three years the employer’s responsibility to ensure that crane

operators are competent to operate a crane safely. The final

rule becomes effective November 9, 2014.

During the three-year period, OSHA will address operator

qualification requirements for the cranes standards includ-

ing the role of operator certification. The final cranes and

derricks rule required crane operators on construction sites

to meet one of four qualification/certification options by

November 10, 2014. After publishing the final rule, a number

of parties raised concerns about the standard’s requirement

to certify operators by type and capacity of crane and ques-

tioned whether crane operator certification was sufficient for

determining whether operators could operate their equipment

safely on a construction site.

The agency published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

on February 12, 2014, proposing to extend both the deadline

for operator certification and the employer duty to ensure

competent crane operation for three years. After publishing the

proposed rule, a hearing was requested and held in Washing-

ton, D.C. OSHA analyzed the comments to the NPRM and the

hearing testimony and decided to extend both the crane opera-

tor certification deadline and the existing employer duty for

three years. OSHA has already begun the process of developing

a standard to ensure crane operator qualifications.

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