Crane Industry Services, LLC Adds Course to Help
Employers with Crane Operator Evaluations
Crane Industry Services,
LLC (CIS), Carrollton, Ga.,
now offers training for
employers who need to
qualify individuals to do
crane operator evaluations,
according to new OSHA
requirements. In addi-
tion, CIS staff can provide
third-party crane operator
evaluations to assist com-
panies who need extra help
getting these done.
During the first 60 days of
enforcement (until April
15, 2019), OSHA will evalu-
ate good faith efforts taken
by employers in their at-
tempt to meet the new doc-
umentation requirements
for operators of cranes
used in construction.
“Crane operator certifica-
tion is now the benchmark
and employer evaluation
of operator qualification is
an ongoing process. We’re
fielding a lot of questions
from unions and employ-
ers about the confusion
around the new OSHA
“Three men qualified on two machines each,” reported John Brown, CIS Instructor, Mentor
& Examiner, who conducted crane operator evaluations on a cold day in February.
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language. While OSHA
allows for crane operator
certification to be by crane
type, or crane type and
capacity, the employer, or
the employer’s represen-
tative, must evaluate each
operator’s qualifications on