Crane Laws

OSHA Crane Laws

OSHA established the Final Rule for operation and inspection safety for all Cranes and Derricks in the United States. The documentation can be overwhelming at first glance and has resulted in the production of many assistance materials to help break down the document into the key elements.The following is a compilation of these materials to help assist you in your efforts to build and maintain safety complaince with OSHA. OSHA also has a list of Frequently Asked Questions.

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OSHA Crane Law Documents

For more information you can reference OSHA Cranes & Derricks in Construction page directly.

Crane Law Articles

Compliance Directive for Cranes and Derricks in Construction

"This instruction provides guidelines for enforcement procedures and inspection guidance conducted for equipment covered by Subpart CC." The "Compliance Directive" is a condensed version of Osha's Final Rule that includes supplemental diagrams to help readers...

State Certification

For most of the 21st century, crane operator certification did not exist. Companies would purchase cranes, train their operators, and that was it. During that time, the crane industry experienced a large number of accidents resulting in injuries and deaths. In 1971,...

Certification vs Qualification

Crane training and crane operator certification are perhaps the most important contributors to crane safety in the construction industry. Not only is choosing the right crane training provider necessary for safe crane operation, there is no substitute for crane...