NRCA Update: The New OSHA Crane Standard (November 2010)
NRCA has developed an interim compliance program for members to use to qualify signal
persons involved in crane operations under the new OSHA crane standard. It also
includes an assessment tool to assist contractors with determining qualifications
for riggers and crane maintenance and repair personnel.
Click here for more information about
the interim compliance program (Members Only). (PDF)
Click here to read about the new OSHA regulations relating to crane operations—Subpart
CC of the construction industry regulations, 29 CFR 1926.1400-1442 along with appendices
that contain, among other things, the standard method hand signals (Members Only). (PDF)
NRCA has issued a
Special Report that explains how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) new crane standard affects the roofing industry.
Click here to read Special Report: The New OSHA Crane Standard.