2017 and 2018Updates to crane regulations

and industry standards

Rules / Regulations

• OSHA

• State

• Industry Standards

OSHA Crane Rule (29 CFR Part 1926, subpart CC) – Released 11/10/2010• 1926.1400 Scope• 1926.1401 Definitions• 1926.1402 Ground Conditions• 1926.1403-06 Assembly/Disassembly• 1926.1407-11 Power Line Safety• 1926.1412 Inspections• 1926.1413-14 Wire Rope• 1926.1415-16 Safety Devices/Operational Aids• 1926.1417-18 Operation• 1926.1419-22 Signals• 1926.1423 Fall Protection• 1926.1424 Work Area Control• 1926.1425 Keeping Clear of the Load• 1926.1426 Free Fall and Controlled Load Lowering• 1926.1427 Operator Qualifications and Certification• 1296.1428 Signal Person Qualifications• 1926.1429 Qualifications of Maintenance & Repair Employees• 1926.1430 Training• 1926.1431 Hoisting Personnel• 1926.1432 Multiple Crane Lifts• 1926.1433 Design, Construction and Testing• 1926.1434 Equipment Modifications• 1926.1435-42 Tower Cranes, Derricks, Floating Cranes, Overhead Cranes, Pile Drivers,

Sideboom Cranes, Equipment </=2,000lbs capacity, Severability

OSHA Crane Rule – Operator Qualifications and Certification

• 2014, November – Original Effective Date for Certification

– Extension #1 (3 years to November 10, 2017)

• Certification by type and capacity

• Documented employer evaluation valid for 12 months by crane and configuration

• Evaluators have to be certified operators

– Extension #2 (1 year to November 10, 2018)

OSHA Crane Rule – Operator Qualifications and Certification

• May 21, 2018 – Proposed rule published

– 36 pages (Federal Register)

– Preamble (33 pages)

– Proposed revised text (3 pages)

• June 20, 2018 – Public comments due (extended to July 5)

• No hearings requested

OSHA Crane Rule – Operator Qualifications and Certification

• November 5, 2018 – Enforcement policy issued– Announces OSHA does not intend to enforce the

requirement that certifications identify a lifting capacity for the certification.

• November 9, 2018 – Final Rule for Crane Operator Certification Requirements published– 50 pages (Federal Register)

– 46 pages (Preamble)

– 4 pages (Revised text)

OSHA Crane Rule – Operator Qualifications and Certification Changes

• Defines a new Operator Training process

• Defines Licensing / Certification requirements

• Defines a new employer Evaluation process

OSHA Crane Rule – Training

• Certification + Evaluation = Qualification

• If an operator has not been certified ANDevaluated, they are an “operator-in-training”

OSHA Crane Rule – Training

• Training objective defined

– The employer must provide each operator-in-training with sufficient training, through a combination of formal and practical instruction, to ensure that the operator-in-training develops the skills, knowledge, and ability to recognize and avert risk necessary to operate the equipment safely for assigned work.

OSHA Crane Rule – Training

• Employer may only assign tasks within operator-in-training’s ability

– EXCEPT: Certification required for:

• Operations near energized power lines

• Personnel hoisting

• Multiple equipment lifts

• Equipment is used over a shaft, cofferdam, or in a tank farm.

OSHA Crane Rule – Training• Must be continuously monitored by a trainer

– New trainer requirements• Individuals who supervise operators-in-training must either

be certified or have passed the written portion of a certification program

• The operator’s trainer is an employee or agent of the operator-in-training’s employer

• The operator’s trainer has the knowledge, training, and experience necessary to direct the operator-in-training on the equipment in use.

• Retraining– Based on performance of the operator or an

evaluation indicating training is necessary.

OSHA Crane Rule – Licensing

• Adds state / local licensing recognition

– Written and practical test

– Same test content as certifications

– Must meet industry-recognized criteria for testing

– Government authority determines they meet the rule

– Have re-licensing procedures

– Valid for 5 years

OSHA Crane Rule – Certification

• Certification– No cost to employees

– Can provide training and testing

– Certification by an accredited crane operator testing organization.• ANSI / NCCA

• NCCCO, OECP, NCCER, CICB

– Provide certification by type, OR type and capacity.

– Most similar for certification that is not available.• NCCCO – Crane Type Advisory Group (CTAG)

OSHA Crane Rule – Evaluation (New)

• Certification + Evaluation = Qualified

• Evaluation - Effective February 7, 2019

OSHA Crane Rule – Evaluation (New)• Evaluation objective:

– Through an evaluation, the employer must ensure that each operator is qualified by a demonstration of:• The skills and knowledge, as well as the ability to recognize

and avert risk, necessary to operate the equipment safely, including those specific to the safety devices, operational aids, software, and the size and configuration of the equipment– Size and configuration includes, but is not limited to, lifting

capacity, boom length, attachments, luffing jib and counterweight configuration

• The ability to perform the hoisting activities required for assigned work, including, if applicable, blind lifts, personnel hoist and multi-crane lifts

OSHA Crane Rule – Evaluation (New)

• Evaluation objective:

– Operator employed prior to December 10, 2018, the employer may rely on its previous assessments of the operator in lieu of conducting a new evaluation

OSHA Crane Rule – Evaluation (New)

• Evaluation exception:

– Employer may allow the operator to operate other equipment that the employer can demonstrate does not require substantially different skills, knowledge, or ability to recognize and avert risk to operate

OSHA Crane Rule – Evaluation (New)

• Evaluator requirements:

– Employee or agent of the employer

– An individual who has the knowledge, training, and experience necessary to ASSESS equipment operators

OSHA Crane Rule – Evaluation (New)

• Documentation

– Employer must document completion of the evaluation. It must contain:

• Operator’s name

• Evaluator’s name and signature

• The date

• Make, model and configuration of the equipment

– Must be available at the worksite

OSHA vs State Plan Overview

Comprehensive

State Plan

State Plan

Public Sector Only

Federal OSHA

Puerto Rico-

Comprehensive

Virgin Islands-

Public Sector

Only

Source: Establishments County Business Patterns, 2005; Employment Current Employment Statistics (CES), 2007

AK

WASH

OREG

CALIF

NEV

N. DAK

IDAHO

WYO

ARIZN. MEX

UTAH

COLO

TEXAS

OKLA

KANSAS

NEBR

HI

S. DAK

MINN

IOWA

MO

ARK

LA

MISSALA GA

FLA

SC

NC

TENN

KY

IND

WISMI

OH

WV

PA

NY

VA

ME

MONTVT

NH

MD

NJ

DE

CT

RI

MA

ILL

Federal:

District of Columbia

Guam

American Samoa

Trust territories

Revised April 2010

State Plans

• At least as effective as OSHA

• Areas some states are more restrictive

– The definition of construction

– The definition of a crane

– The qualification of an operator

– The qualification of a crane

– The qualification of a rigger

– The qualification of a signal person

State Plans

• 6 months – May 10, 2019• Washington

– Operator Training– Operator Evaluation– Certification Criteria– Request to ASME for interpretation on Below The

Hook Lifting Devices

• Oregon– Operator licenses vs certification– Operator Training– Operator Evaluation– Licensing/Certification Criteria

Industry Standards

• Panel of a wide range of industry experts

• Industry consensus document

• Updated 3-5 years

• Responds to questions / inquiry

• Broad scope

ASME Jurisdiction – ALL INDUSTIRES

HI

WA

MT ND

SD

NE

KS

OK

TX

MN

CA

NV

AZ

UT

OR

ID

WY

CO

NM

IA

MO

WI

MI

IL

IN

NY

PA

OH

WV

AR

LA

MSAL

GA

FL

NC

SC

TN

VA

KY

VT

NH

ME

MA

NJ

CT

RI

MD

AK

DE

Industry Standards

• B30-3 (2016) – Tower Cranes• B30-4 (2015) – Portal and

Pedestal• B30-5 (2018) – Mobile• B30-9 (2018) – Slings• B30-10 (2014) – Hooks• B30-20 (2018) – Below the Hook

Devices• B30-22 (2016) – Articulating• B30-23 (2016) – Personnel Lifting• B30-26 (2015) – Rigging Hardware• B30-29 (2018) – Self-Erecting

Tower Crane

B30-5 – Mobile (6/22/2018)

• Provided clarity to inspections

– Initial, Frequent, Periodic

• Periodic builds on Frequent

– Modified all related sections (i.e. wire rope, responsibilities)

B30-5 – Mobile (2018) - Rigger• Added Rigger responsibilities

– Rigger qualifications are still approved by Lift Director

– Riggers are responsible for:• Ensuring the weight of the load and its approximate center of

gravity have been obtained.

• Selecting the proper rigging equipment, inspecting it and complying with applicable operating practices

• Ensuring the rated load of the rigging equipment is sufficient

• Properly attaching the rigging equipment.

• Ensuring the rigging is adequately protected from damage

• Rigging the load in a manner to ensure balance and stability

• Knowing and understanding the applicable signals for equipment

• Installing and using a tag line when load control is required.

B30-5 – Mobile (2018) – Power Lines

• If voltage is known, follow specified clearance table (10’ min)

• If not known, 20’ min <350 kv50’ min >350 kv

B30-5 – Mobile (2018) – Power Lines

B30-9 – Slings (3/23/2018)

• Provided clarity to the sections.

• Added “other component language”

• Added section for high performance round slings

B30-20 – Below the hook lifting Devices (7/25/2018)

• Structural and Mechanical section

– Provided clarity on markings, construction, inspection classification, repairs, testing, maintenance, qualifications of operators, responsibilities of lifting device owner and operator, operating practices, and instruction manuals

• Remotely Operated Lifting Magnets

– Provided clarity on markings, construction, inspection classification, repairs, testing, maintenance, qualifications of operators, responsibilities of lifting device owner and operator, operating practices, and instruction manuals.

B30-20 – Below the hook lifting Devices (7/25/2018)

• Scrap Handling Grapples

– Provided clarity on markings, construction, inspection classification, repairs, testing, maintenance, qualifications of operators, responsibilities of lifting device owner and operator, operating practices, and instruction manuals

• Added section 20-6 Clamps

B30-29 – Self-erecting Tower Cranes (3/13/2018)

• Provided clarity to documentation / translation

• Added Rigger responsibilities – same as mobile crane.

B30-29 – Self-erecting Tower Cranes (3/13/2018)

• Added Signalperson responsibilities– Identifying themselves as the signalperson– Confirming with the operator the method of communication and

associated signals– Ensuring standard, discernible hand or voice signals are used– Verifying that load-handling activities are stopped if instructions are

different than the established signals– Ensuring telephones, radios, or other equipment used for signaling are

tested prior to load-handling activity– Ensuring that a form of communication is maintained with the

operator– Ensuring that all directions are from the operator’s perspective– Ensuring voice signals contain function and direction, distance and/or

speed, function stop– Ensuring special signals do not conflict with standard signals– Avoid signals that result in lifting loads over personnel when possible

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