Cranes and Crane Operators
and Construction Work
Larry Markee, Crane Technical SpecialistDepartment Of Labor and Industries
Division of Occupational Safety and Health
November 16, 2006
Objectives
Review Phase One
Identify where Washingtons current rule could
be impacted by OSHA rule
Steves presentation will contain overview of
OSHAs new crane and derricks standard
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The New Construction Crane RulePhase One:
Crane Certification
Crane Certifiers
Operator Qualifications January 1, 2010
Phase Two:
Adopt OSHAs Crane Rule
Address and update
Part L of Chapter 296-155
Safety Standards for Construction Work
Scope
This crane safety rule applies to power-
operated cranes and derricks used in
construction that can hoist, lower and
horizontally move a suspended load
(with or without attachments).
Phase one
Crane Certification
Crane Operator Qualifications
Crane Certifier Accreditation
Mobile
Cranes
Lattice
Boom
Cranes
Rough-Terrain
Cranes
Fixed Cab
Hydraulic Cranes
Articulating Boom Cranes
Operator certification
Tower Cranes
Derricks
Whats Excluded ?
The following equipment is exempt from
Annual Crane certification
&
Operator Certification
Exempt
Mechanics
truck when
used for
equipment
maintenance
or repair
work
Certification Not Required
Cranes with
a maximum
capacity of
one ton or
less.
Service
trucks with
booms that
rotate
manually
Does not fall under the New standard
Service trucks
(digger derricks)
specifically
designed for power
line work
Note:
This could change
Excavators
Backhoes
Telehandlers / Forklifts
Drilling
Rigs
Machines with booms that
are limited to up & down
movement only and does
not rotate
Pump hoists
with booms
that do not
rotate
Crane & Operator Certification Not Required
When..
Used in manufacturing facilities or powerhouses
while used in routine maintenance and repair work
Maintenance in Manufacturing
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Maintenance or repair work?
Occasional or routine?
Regular, customary, and foreseeable work
necessary to keep equipment in good repair?
If this answer is "yes", then the rule would not
apply.
If this answer is "no", then the rule would apply.
Crane Certification
Requirements
Certification
Annual Inspection
Proof Load Test
Mobile
Articulating Cranes
**Tower Cranes (annual certification and after each assembly, jumping, etc.)
Certification Requirements
Mobile Crane Components
Quadrennial Proof Load Test / Annual
Inspection
Crane Components
Boom Sections
Back Mask Sections
Luffing Booms
Jibs and Jib Sections
Temporary certificate
of operation.
Accredited crane certifiers will issue a
temporary certificate of operation if upon
inspection and load proof testing no
deficiencies were found that would affect the
safe operation of the crane.
WAC 296-155-53114 (1)
A copy of the crane worksheet, completed by
the accredited certifier will act as a temporary
certificate of operation until the annual
certificate of operation is issued by the
Department.
The temporary or annual certificate of
operation must be posted in the operator's cab
or with the operator's manual.
WAC 296-155-53114 (7)
Crane / Component
Identification Sticker
7 0 5 4 3 2 1
Sky-High Cranes INC.Morr-Gra
Sky-High # 42Boom Tip
04191952 G-M57 M-G C
Annual
Text/Examination
Certificate
Certificates of operation issued by the
department under the crane
certification program established in
this section are valid for one year from
the effective date of the temporary
operating certificate issued by the
certified crane inspector.
The annual certificate of operation
must be posted in the operator's cab
or with the operators manual
WAC 296-155-53114(7)
Construction Crane Operators
Qualifications & Requirements
Operator Qualifications & Certification
The crane operator must:
Have a valid crane operator certificate, for the type of crane to be operated, issued by a crane operator testing organization accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency; and
Has crane hours of experience as shown in Table 1; and
Passed a substance abuse test conducted by a recognized laboratory.
WAC 296-155-53300(1)(a)
Accredited Crane Operator Testing
Organizations
National Commission for the Certification of
Crane Operators (NCCCO) http://nccco.org/
Crane Institute of America Certification (CIC) http://www.craneinstitutecertification.com/
National Center for Construction Education
and Research (NCCER) http://www.nccer.org/
Operating Engineers Certification Program http://www.iuoe.org/Training/nbsp/tabid/215/Default.aspx
http://nccco.org/http://www.craneinstitutecertification.com/http://www.nccer.org/http://www.iuoe.org/Training/nbsp/tabid/215/Default.aspxhttp://www.iuoe.org/Training/nbsp/tabid/215/Default.aspx
Crane Operator Testing Originations
National Center for Construction
Education and ResearchNational Commission for the
Certification of Crane Operators
Crane Institute of America Certification
Operating Engineers Certification
Program.
Crane Operator Certification Card
Crane Categories and Types
Tower Crane
TOW-
Articulating Boom Crane
Operator
ABC ( with hook)
ABL ( with forks)
ABW (with winch)
Overhead Crane
OVR-
Lattice Boom Truck Crane
LBT-
Lattice Boom Crawler Crane
LBC
Large Telescopic Boom Crane
TLL- (Swing Cab)
Small Telescopic Boom Crane
TSS- (Fixed Cab)
Crane Operator Hours
of Experience
Table 1
Actual Operating Hours
Time while the operator is:
At the controls
Has direct control of the crane
Operating hours within the same crane type
Installing/removing boom sections
Extending and retracting outriggers/stabilizers
Leveling crane, and replacing hoisting rope
Related Crane Experience
Time as a signalman/bellman, oiler, crane
mechanic, crane inspector
Formal classroom training, crane
simulator operation, and
A combination of operating hours on other
categories of cranes
Crane Operator Hours
For crane operating and crane related
experience, the employer may accept a
declaration from the crane operator
attesting to actual hours of crane
operator experience and crane related
experience separated out by crane type
and capacity
Declaration of
Operator Hours
http://www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/LicensingReq/ConstructionCranes/default.asp#2
The employer must
obtain documentation
showing hours of crane
operator experience and
crane related experience
separated out by crane
type and capacity.
http://www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/LicensingReq/ConstructionCranes/default.asp
OSHA Cranes & Derricks Subpart
CC
OSHAs Crane Rule
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Scope
Definitions
Ground Conditions
Assembly/Disassembly
Power Line Safety
Inspections
Wire Rope
Safety Devices
Operational Aids
Operation
Authority To Stop
Signals
Fall Protection
Work Area Control
Keeping Clear Of The Load
Free Fall/ Controlled Load Lowering
Operator Qualification and Certification
Signal Person Qualifications
Qualifications of Maintenance and Repair Workers
Training
Hoisting Personnel
Multiple Crane/Derrick Lifts
Design, Construction and Testing
Equipment Modification
Tower Cranes
Derricks
Floating Cranes & Land Cranes on Barges
Overhead and Gantry Cranes
Dedicated Pile Drivers
Sideboom Cranes
Requirements for Equipment w/ Capacity of 2000 lbs and Less
OSHA Washington State
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Crane Operator Qualifications
OPTION 1:
Accredited Testing Organization
OPTION 2:
Employer Qualification Program
OPTION 3:
U.S. Military
OPTION 4:
State/Local Government License
Crane Operator Qualifications
Accredited Testing Organization
OSHA Washington State
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Crane Operator Qualifications
Phased in over four years August 9, 2014
Crane Operator Qualifications
Current Requirement
OSHA Washington State
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Forklift Exemption
Exemption:
Powered industrial trucks (forklifts),
except when
