OSHA Recognizes NCCER Crane Operator Certification Program

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) finalized OSHAs formal recognition with the used crane Operator Certification Put in a signing ceremony this month inside Department at work Building in Washington, D.C. The voluntary agreement between OSHA and NCCER may have an instantaneous, significant and beneficial effect on the safe operation of cranes.

Through this agreement OSHA and NCCER work together to realize our mutual goal of quality crane safety inside the construction industry, said Parsons. Whyte said that the OSHA recognition with the Crane Operator Certification Program will provide significant advantage of a. Certification of crane operators is very important to elevating crane safety within our industry. Finding the OSHA stamp of approval further validates that our program meets the highest certification standards for crane operators,” he added.

Attendees of the event included key Ted Blanton, president, used crane Bureau; Scott Cooper, second in command, government relations, American National Standards Institute (ANSI); Steve Greene, vice-president, NCCER; Tim Johnson, director of government outreach, NCCER; David Michaels, U.S. assistant secretary of labor for OSHA; Bill Parsons, acting director for OSHA��s directorate of construction; Kirk Pickerel, president/CEO, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.; Steve Sandherr, president/CEO, Associated General Contractors of America; and Don Whyte, president, NCCER.

NCCERs Crane Operator Certification Program is accredited by ANSI under the ANSI/ISOIEC 17024 for Industrial/ All Purpose Crane, Rubber-Tire Truck-Mount Crane, and Rough-Terrain/All-Terrain Crane.