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CRANE OPERATOR CERTIFICATION

Safety Services Company

OSHA recently announced that it would extend deadline for implementing its crane operator certification rule requiring employers to ensure that crane operators are certified until November 10, 2017. Currently OSHA requires employers to ensure that their crane operators are certified by one of four means: Option 1.

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OSHA May Extend Crane Certification Compliance Date

Construction Equipment

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced that it will propose to extend the compliance date for the crane operator certification requirement by three years to Nov.

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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

Revit OpEd

The new federal Tax Bill has many provisions that impact employers with respect to their employees. On December 19, 2017, the Senate voted to approve the Tax Bill and, on December 20, 2017, the House voted to approve the Tax Bill. The Tax Bill has many provisions that impact employers with respect to their employees.

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OSHA Schedules Informal Hearing on Crane Operator Certification Deadline

Construction Superintendent Magazine

. -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration scheduled an informal public hearing to discuss OSHA’s proposed rule to extend the compliance date for the crane operator certification requirement and the existing phase-in requirement that employers ensure that their operators are qualified to operate the equipment. frontpage'

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OSHA Considering Expanding Crane Certification Requirement 3 Years

Safety Services Company

OSHA Considering Expanding Crane Certification Requirement 3 Years. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is considering moving a crane certification deadline back three years following a series of meetings help in April to discuss the standard. The certification requirement, adopted as part of the Aug.

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OSHA will propose to extend crane operator certification compliance date

BD+C

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says it will propose to extend the compliance date for the crane operator certification requirement by three years to Nov. The proposal also would extend to the same date the existing phase-in requirement that employers ensure their operators are qualified to operate the equipment.

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#137:  Liability for Negligent Selection of Subcontractors

NH Construction Law

“As a general rule, the employer has a duty to use reasonable care to choose a contractor who is properly qualified to perform the work. Office of Professional Licensure and Certification. 2017 WL 2501138 at *2 (E.D. But a general contractor can be liable for its own negligence in hiring an incompetent subcontractor.