Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board

Our Note–While there is no regulatory definition of maintenance, repair or refurbishment, OSHA will consider such work to be construction: 1) when it goes beyond “one-for-one” replacement; 2) if the scale and complexity are more than minor; 3) if the size of the object being repaired or maintained makes the works large scale and more ...
Read More Clarification of maintenance vs. construction activities

November 8, 2018–OSHA has issued guidance to its compliance officers to begin accepting crane operator certifications based on type alone, rather than type and capacity. OSHA is preparing to publish final rules but that will not take place before November 10, 2018. However, until the effective date of the new rule, once it is published, ...
Read More OSHA proposed rules on Crane Operator Certification