The employer must ensure that, prior to operating any equipment covered by the standard, the person is qualified or certified to operate the equipment. The new cranes and derricks construction ...

Nov. 8 is a rarity on the safety and health calendar: An OSHA final rule became effective as of that date, having been published Aug. 9, 2010. OSHA's final rule governing the use of cranes and ...

Just in time for the International Construction & Utility Equipment Expo (ICUEE), Crane Institute Certification (CIC) announces the availability of certification programs for operators of articulating ...

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 ...

The brazen daylight robbery of the Louvre has turned into a marketing opportunity for Böcker, a German maker of cranes and elevators whose product was used in the heist. By Francesca Regalado ...

A wide range of crane-market representatives asked U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials to make changes to the agency's controversial crane-and-derrick standard at a ...

The 2018 crane rule from OSHA provided a framework for establishing operator competency for the construction industry. The operator must be: Trained + Certified/Licensed + Evaluated = Qualified. In ...

Coinciding with the recent fatal crane incidents in New York City and Miami, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) member and certified crane operator trainer Greg Peters noted that to avoid ...