In response to worsening labor shortages, NJ Crane Expert has announced simulation training for mobile crane operators and those who aspire to have a career as a certified crane operator. NJ Crane ...

Last November, the agency issued its “final” standard, which asserted OSHA’s long-held position that an operator is qualified to operate a particular piece of equipment only if the operator is ...

Horry-Georgetown Technical College will offer its first Certified Crane Operator training course. The three-week course for beginners will train students how to operate, inspect and set up a swing ...

Out of a total pool of 117,130 operators, OSHA estimates that 71,700 are certified to type only while some 15,000 operators today are certified to type and capacity—compliant with the existing rule.

In late-2014, OSHA extended the compliance deadline to November 10, 2017, for employers to ensure crane operators are certified within three years.

Press Releases Crane operator certification course now available at Jefferson State Community College Published: Feb. 24, 2016, 3:55 p.m.

A state Labor Department official issued crane licenses to more than 200 unqualified operators – including himself – but he’s still working and may never be prosecuted. Between 19… ...