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 ...
A new OSHA final rule published in the Federal Register extends the August 2010 cranes and derricks in construction standard to include demolition work and underground construction. The final rule ...
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 ...
OSHA is particularly keen to reduce worker exposures to electrical shock, electrocution, falls from elevation, and being struck by moving equipment through the latest alliance renewal. Continued ...
Almost eight years after the promulgation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard, 1926 – Subpart CC, OSHA has issued a Notice of ...
In an analysis of three cranes that collapsed in the Miami area on Sept. 10, 2017 as Hurricane Irma passed over Florida, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that while the cranes ...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Region VI office in Dallas, TX, has established a Regional Emphasis Program covering employees in the construction ...
Coalition for Crane Operator Safety says lack of effective requirements is jeopardizing jobsite safety, hindering construction industry progress and creating compliance issues Ten of the nation’s ...
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 ...
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 ...