Transcript Cranes & Derricks

OSHA and Crane Operator Certification
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Chip Pocock
Buckner Companies
Graham, NC
Crane-Related Deaths in Construction by
Year, 1992-2006
40
No. of deaths
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Year of death
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Research File
Causes of Crane-Related Deaths in
Construction, 1992-2006
102
Contact with overhead power lines
Collapsing cranes
68
59
Cause
Struck by booms/jibs*
24
Struck by crane load
Total deaths:
21
Caught in/between
323
18
Struck by crane
31
Other causes**
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
% of deaths
* 52 of 59 struck by booms/jibs were due to falling booms/jibs
** Other causes includes 14 struck by other crane parts and 9 highway incidents.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Research File
Trades of Workers Who Died
Crane-Related Deaths in Construction, 1992-2006
Construction laborers
Heavy equipment operators*
Supervisors/ Managers/ Admin
Ironworkers
Total Deaths: 323
Mechanics
Other trades**
* Includes 50 crane and tower operators and 14 operating engineers
** Includes 14 carpenters, 11 electrical workers, 8 truck drivers, and 7 welders and cutters.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Research File
Types of Cranes Involved
in Fatalities
 Mobile cranes
 Tower cranes
 Floating or barge cranes
 Overhead cranes
Types of Cranes Involved:
Mobile Cranes
71% of all crane-related incidents involved
mobile cranes
Mobile cranes were involved in:
– 80 of 95 (84%) of overhead power
line incidents
– 37 of 59 (63%) of crane collapses
– 35 of 59 (60%) of struck by boom/jib
incidents
Types of Cranes Involved:
Tower Cranes
Tower cranes were
involved in:
– 16 of 306 (5%) of all crane
related incidents
– 5 of 24 (21%) of struck by
crane load incidents
– 5 of 59 (8%) of struck by
boom/jib deaths
Types of Cranes Involved:
Other/unspecified cranes
Other/unspecified cranes were involved in 24% of all
crane related incidents, including:
– 13 floating or barge crane incidents
– 12 overhead crane incidents
The Process
 In 1998, OSHA’s Advisory Committee on
Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH)
established a workgroup to develop recommended
changes to the current standard for cranes and
derricks.
 In December 1999, ACCSH recommended that the
Agency use negotiated rulemaking to develop the
rule.
 The Cranes and Derricks Negotiated Rulemaking
Committee (C-DAC) was convened in July 2003
and reached consensus on its draft document in
July 2004.
Cranes & Derricks Advisory Committee
 Secretary of Labor selected 23
members from the affected industry
and government to comprise
committee
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Manufacturers
Users
Owners
Labor
Contractors
Trade organizations
Government
Negotiated Rulemaking
 Government identifies key interests
affected by standard
 Advisory committee established to
negotiate a consensus-based
proposed standard
 Proposed standard submitted to
public comment
 Subpart N revision: 2nd OSHA
negotiated rulemaking for a safety
standard
C-DAC
 First meeting in July 2003
 Total of 11 multiple-day meetings,
including one in Las Vegas, NV and
one in Phoenix, AZ
 Consensus = no more than 2
dissenters
 Consensus reached on regulatory
language on July 9, 2004
Multi-step process
 1: Negotiate consensus-based
document
 2: Issue proposed rule for public
comment
 3: Analyze comments
 4: Issue final rule (August 9th 2010)
 5: Implementation on November 8th
2010
 Operator Certification requirements
becomes effective November 2014
Highlights of new standard
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Scope
Definitions
Ground Conditions
Assembly/disassembly
Power Line Safety
Inspections
Wire Rope
Safety Devices
Operational Aids
Operation
Authority To Stop
Signals
Fall Protection
Work Area Control
Keeping Clear Of The
Load
 Free Fall/ Controlled Load
Lowering
 Operator Qualification and
Certification
 Signal Person Qualifications
 Qualifications of Maintenance
and Repair Workers
 Training
 Hoisting Personnel
 Multiple Crane/Derrick Lifts
 Design, Construction and Testing
 Equipment Modification
 Tower Cranes
 Derricks
 Floating Cranes & Land Cranes
on Barges
 Overhead and Gantry Cranes
 Dedicated Pile Drivers
 Sideboom Cranes
 Requirements for equipment w/
capacity of 2000 lbs and less
Operator qualification/certification
Certification has been proven to save lives
through reduced accidents. The Province
of Ontario has demonstrated this
conclusively since 1978 with its ongoing
study that shows an 80% decrease in the
crane-related death rate and a 50%
reduction in crane and rigging accidents as
a percentage of all construction accidents
since training and licensing were
mandated.
California Study between 06/01/02
& 05/31/08
A study conducted by Cal-OSHA
shows a similar 80% decrease in the
number of fatalities due to crane accidents
since California’s state-wide crane
operator certification requirement was
introduced in 2005, despite an exponential
increase in the number of cranes active in
the state during that time.
Operator qualification/certification
 OPTION 1:
Accredited testing organization
 OPTION 2:
Employer qualification program
 OPTION 3:
U.S. military
 OPTION 4:
State/local gov’t license
Option 1: Accredited Testing
Organization
Nationally recognized accrediting agency
Determines
compliance
with testing/test
administration
criteria
Accredited testing
organization
Develops and
administers the tests
(written & practical) to
certify operators
Different tests for
Different capacity/
type of equipment
Option 2: Employer Qualification Program
Accredited testing
organization
Employer Qualification
Program
Certifies
Auditor
Compliance
with testing/test
administration criteria
Employeradministere
d written &
practical
tests
Option 3: U.S. Military
U.S. Military
Issues Operator
Qualification
Option 4: State/local government
license
State/local government
authority that oversees
licensing office
Determines license office
complies with testing/ test
administration criteria
State/local
government license
office
Issues Operator license
Operator qualification/certification
Portable
Valid
Accredited testing
organization
YES
5 years
Employer Qualification
Program
NO
5 years
US Military license
NO
Set by issuing entity
State/local license
NO
Valid only in
entity’s
jurisdiction
Set by issuing entity,
not > 5 years
Operator qualification/certification
Testing Criteria
 OPTION 1:
Accredited testing
organization
 OPTION 2:
Employer
qualification
program
 OPTION 3:
U.S. military
 OPTION 4:
State/local gov’t
license
 Knowledge (written
test):
– Controls/performance
characteristics
– Calculate capacity
(w/ or w/out
calculator)
– Preventing power line
contact
– Ground support
– Read and locate info
in operating manual
– Appendix Q subjects
 Practical test
Operator qualification/certification
 OPTION 1:
Accredited testing
organization
 OPTION 2:
Employer
qualification
program
 OPTION 3:
U.S. military
 OPTION 4:
State/local gov’t
license
EMPLOYER
MAY PROVIDE ITS
OWN
TRAINING
So! What has happened to Crane Operator Certification?
8/9/2010
FINAL RULE: CRANES AND DERRICKS IN
CONSTRUCTION
9/12/2012
SMALL BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE ON OSHA’S
FINAL CRANE AND DERRICKS IN CONSTRUCTION RULE –
“TYPE AND CAPACITY” ISSUE
4/2-3/2013
OSHA CONDUCTS STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS
TO DISCUSS CRANE OPERATOR CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
5/23-24/2013 ACCSH DISCUSSES TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
AND CORRECTIONS TO THE CRANES AND DERRICKS
STANDARD
2/7/2014
OSHA ISSUES PROPOSED RULE TO EXTEND
COMPLIANCE DATE FOR CRANE OPERATOR CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
What has happened to Crane Operator Certification?
(Continued)
5/19/2014 OSHA has informal hearing on proposed extension of
crane operator certification deadline
5/22/2014 OSHA announces intent to extend compliance date for
crane operator certification requirements
5/23/2014 ACCSH Discusses proposed extension of crane
operator certification deadline
9/25/2014 OSHA extends compliance date for crane operator
certification requirements
10/18/2014 OSHA Releases Compliance Directive for the Cranes
and Derricks in Construction Standard
What has happened to Crane
Operator Certification? (Continued)
10/30/2014
Leading Construction Groups Form Coalition Calling
for OSHA to Correct and Reissue Long-Awaited Crane Operator
Certification Requirements – Coalition for Crane Operator Safety
(CCOS)
11/18/2014
CCOS Delegation meets with House Education and
Workforce Committee majority staff
1/8/2015
CCOS Delegation meets with Chairman Alexander’s
representative of the Senate, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
(HELP) Committee.
1/30/2014
CCOS presents concerns to Small Business
Administration’s Office of Advocacy Labor Safety OSHA Roundtable
What has happened to Crane
Operator Certification? (Continued)
3/2/2015 OSHA schedules special meeting of the Advisory
Committee on Construction Safety and Health to consider
a draft proposal to revise OSHA's crane operator
qualification requirement in the Cranes and Derricks in
Construction standard (March 31-April 1)
What has happened to Crane Operator
Certification? (Continued)