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OSHA has officially extended its November 10th 2014, deadline for employers to ensure that crane operators are certified until November 10th, 2017.

On Oct. 17, 2013, Sims Crane and NBIS are teaming up with the Florida Crane Alliance to present the crane management seminar, How Changes in OSHA Crane Regulation Have Affected the Work Site that will offer insight into the ASME B30.5 and OSHA 1926.1400 changes that are reshaping roles and responsibilities of crane owners and crane users for construction and related industries.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will launch a programme aimed at reducing serious injuries and fatalities associated with the operation of cranes in Northwest USA.

OSHA is launching a program aimed at reducing serious injuries and fatalities associated with the operation of cranes in construction, general industry, and maritime operations for employers under federal OSHA jurisdiction in Idaho, Alaska, Washington, and Oregon.

On May 22, 2013 OSHA announced that it will propose to extend the compliance date for the crane operator certification requirement by three years to Nov. 10, 2017.

OSHA has announced that it is considering extending the compliance date for the crane operator certification by three years to Nov. 10, 2017, following recent hearings that garnered industry input.

Last week, crane industry representatives and OSHA met about changes to the crane operator testing and certification requirements.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) previously announced two informal stakeholder meetings to solicit comments on the crane operator certification requirements in the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard.…

OSHA has scheduled two informal stakeholder meetings to solicit comments on the crane operator certification requirements in the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard.

Lately there’s been a lot of chatter in the industry about OSHA requiring operators to be certified by type and capacity.