Crane Operator Training

Every once in a while I pause and wonder, “Is what I’m doing, really worth it?” “Will there be people who really benefit from this training?” “Are we all helping…

Eleven crane operators providing U.S. government-contracted services in Afghanistan supporting U.S. Armed Forces earned Mobile Crane Operator certifications from the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) last August, thanks to training and testing services provided by National Crane Training, a division of OSTS Inc.

Crane operators in British Columbia, Canada, must have a valid operator’s certificate by 28 February 2011, warns WorkSafeBC. Without certification by 28 February operators cannot legally operate a crane in British Columbia.

A strong risk assessment and planning, combined with a sharp operator saved a big crawler from tipping over. The crane, a 1,200 tonne Liebherr LTR11200 telescopic belonging to Karl Hartinger Kranbetrieb of Rimbeck-Warburg in Germany, was working on new wind farm being erected on moorland with a peat bog substrate.

The International Sign Association’s updated Mobile Crane Operator Safety Certification Training, which begins in January, will offer courses in more than 40 cities throughout 2011. In addition, each training course immediately will be followed by testing conducted by The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO).

A man using an aerial lift in the centre if an English town last weekend was caught on camera using the 3.5 tonne truck mount without a harness, with no cordoning off and possibly worse of all working over the top of pedestrians the reader who sent a whole series of photographs in said: “I saw this on Saturday in the centre of Huddersfield.

A loader crane left in a raised position while travelling on the road, brought a pedestrian bridge down onto other traffic, during the rush hour in Helsinki yesterday, resulting in one death and three other injuries.

Two fact sheets have recently been posted to the OSHA Web site to provide assistance complying with Subpart CC of the cranes and derricks in construction final rule. The cranes-qualified-rigger-factsheet* fact sheet is a guide for determining if a worker is qualified to properly rig the load for a particular job.

Crane operators in British Columbia must have a valid operator’s certificate by February 28, 2011. Any operator not certified by February 28 cannot legally operate a crane in British Columbia. There are still many operators who have not been assessed and time and resources are limited.

A crane operator working for a roofing contractor is in hospital today with severe burns after the boom of his truck crane came into contact with power lines in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The accident, which happened on Monday night, also cut power to thousands of homes within a 30 block area.