Crane Operator Certification
OSHA requires employers to ensure that their crane operators are certified under at least one of four options listed below.
OSHA requires employers to ensure their crane operators are trained and certified.
The third-party certification option is the only certification option that is "portable," meaning that any employer who employs an operator may rely on that operator's certification as evidence of compliance with the cranes standard's operator certification requirement.
The four options are:
- certification by an independent testing organization accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting organization
- qualification by an employer's independently audited program
- qualification by the U.S. military
- compliance with qualifying state or local licensing requirements
For more information on crane safety be sure to take OSHAcademy Course 820, Crane and Derrick Safety I, and Course 821, Crane and Derrick Safety II.
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