It’s been in the works for years and has finally come to life: On July 28, OSHA announced it is issuing a new final rule for cranes and derricks in construction. The agency estimates the new rule will ...

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced on May 21 that it is amending its proposed rule for crane operator training and certification. The new version of the rule removes the ...

Mention the word “crane,” and most people think of the massive construction cranes used to erect skyscrapers. Electricians don’t operate these big cranes, but on some jobs an electrician might operate ...

Eight years after it began the process of finalizing a rule to govern the certification of crane and derrick operators in the construction industry, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...

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 ...

Oregon OSHA Adopting New Cranes Standard Feb. 9 The agency is keeping its crane operator safety training rule in force for now and adopting a new rule requiring workers to use fall protection when ...

TYLER, TX (KLTV) - An OSHA investigation into what caused a crane to crash into the construction site of a Tyler high school has suggested the crane did not collapse as initially believed, but fell ...

SACRAMENTO, CA, UNITED STATES, February 27, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / — Crane Training Academy has expanded access to its crane operator training and certification prep services across California. The ...

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently issued an equipment/safety hazard alert about an incident in which a mechanic sustained injuries when the boom of his service-truck’s ...

Matthew Shaw is regulatory compliance coordinator for the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators. Published with permission from Equipment Manager magazine, the magazine of AEMP.