A highly speculated and heavily discussed topic was made official on November 9, 2017, as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officially delayed its deadline, by one year, for employers to ensure that crane operators are certified to November 10, 2018.
Companies such as Fluor Corp. and Bechtel Corp. often compete against one another to win engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts from oil and gas and chemicals clients. Many of the projects they vie for require the services of rigging engineers and lift planners, but there are shared concerns throughout the EPC sector about the future supply of qualified load handling specialists. As a result, they collaborated with nearly 20 other companies and organizations to create what is reportedly the world’s first and only rigging engineering program.
This overhead training course gives equipment operators a solid foundation in health and safety standards, preventative maintenance, and the proper procedures for safely operating overhead cranes. Delivered through multimedia presentations and interactive discussions, course content is reinforced through operator workbooks and supplementary handouts.
