The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released a new compliance directive, CPL 02-01-063 for cranes and derricks, according to nccco.org.
The directive replaces the 2014 compliance directive CPL 02-01-057 and addresses the changes OSHA made in the crane rule in 2018. The new compliance directive only revises the existing section about operator training, certification and evaluation and leaves the other sections of the 2014 directive unchanged.
The compliance directive focuses on:
- When to initiate an inspection into an operator’s training, certification and evaluation
- How to approach an inspection involving multipurpose equipment and multi-employer worksites
- How to determine whether the operator has received training that meets the requirements of the standard
- Steps to take when inspecting the certification/license of an operator
- How to address certification concerns such as fraudulent certifications or testing organizations not meeting requirements
- When an employer would need to conduct additional evaluations for an operator
