OSHA Proposed Rule Would Extend Compliance Date for Crane Operator Certification Requirement by Three Years to November 2017

Posted on Feb 7, 2014 in Energy/Environmental, OSHA | 0 comments

OSHA issued the long-awaited proposed rule that would extend the compliance date for crane operator certification and also extend the existing phase-in requirement for employers to ensure that their crane operators are appropriately qualified to November 10, 2017.  Whether the actual certification is the only component of qualification that an employer would have to meet is being debated, as well as whether certifications should be issued “by type and capacity.”  Comments are due by March 12, 2014.  The proposed rule is available here.

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