OSHA ALERT!
Did you miss it? For those of you operating cranes with a lift capacity of 2000 lbs. or more, as of NOV 10, 2018, you were required to be OSHA Certified. Originally issued in August 2010, OSHA called for crane operators to be either certified or qualified by November 2014. The agency initiated a 3-year extension, followed by another 1-year extension, delaying the rule until November 2017; that deadline eventually delayed again until November 10, 2018 and is now in force.
If you are running a crane without certified operators you must take action now. The California regulations can be found here: https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/1618_1.html
OSHA penalties for non-compliance range in the thousands of dollars — https://www.osha.gov/penalties/
California penalties are equally pricey — https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/336.html
The Employer Responsibility to Evaluate Operator Competency Deadline has been extended 90-Days, until February 7, 2019.
OSHA penalties for non-compliance range in the thousands of dollars.
OSHA – Final Rules:
The Final Rule, as it appeared in 11/9/18 edition of the Federal Register, contains these changes since May 2018;
- Removed certification by “Capacity” from certification requirements. Operators must be certified by “Type” (e.g., Mobile, Tower, Gantry), but Capacity certifications (e.g., “Under 21 tons”, “21-75 tons,” “Over 75 tons”) are now optional.
- Added requirements for ongoing comprehensive training of operators, both formal and practical instruction.
- Clarified and permanently extend the employer duty to evaluate potential operators for their ability to safely operate equipment covered by the Final Rule.
- Required documentation of that employer evaluation.
About CSA Team
CSA’s Executive Director, Roy Flahive, has worked within the sign industry for more than 50 years. He served an apprenticeship in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), owned his own sign company for almost 30 years and he is well-known and highly respected in the sign industry, having served on numerous boards, including those of the International Sign Association (ISA), San Diego Area Lighting Advisory Council, Arizona Sign Association, Western States Sign Council, San Diego Mayors Sign Code Task Force, and UL’s Industry Advisory Committee. Notably, Flahive has twice been elected President (Chairman of the Board) of CSA and has served over 30 years on that board.
Cheryl Flahive, CSA’s Director of Member Services, has worked within the sign industry for over 33 years; twenty of those years, as vice president of a sign company in southern California. She has served in various administrative roles, from finance to project management, and is dedicated to helping CSA members at all levels.
The CSA Communications Committee, made up of committed industry leaders, works in a behind the scenes capacity, to keep CSA members educated and informed.