National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has issued a Top 10 list of frequently asked questions and answers regarding the reopening of OSHA's Crane Rule . OSHA announced on May 22, 2013, it plans to extend the compliance date for its crane operator certification requirement to Nov. 10, 2017. By partially reopening the crane rule, OSHA will address at least two industry concerns. One is the "certifying by capacity" requirement, which stakeholders at an April meeting cited as a problem because capacity is not the only factor crane operators must be tested on. The other issue revolves around misunderstandings regarding whether certification is equivalent to qualification, which according to NCCCO Executive Director Graham Brent occurred when OSHA added a clause to the proposed rule stating that certification by crane type and capacity makes operators qualified for particular pieces of equipment.
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