March 7, 2015—The Occupational Safety and Health Administration held a special meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), March 31–April 1, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The meeting considered a draft proposal to revise OSHA's crane operator qualification requirements in the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard. A draft of the proposed regulatory text and a summary of site visits are available on ACCSH's web page and in the ACCSH Meeting Docket, No. OSHA-2015-0002. The meetings were open to the public and comments were accepted. See the ACCSH Meeting Notice, Proposed Rule Overview, and Proposed Regulatory Text.
For additional history on OSHA’s Crane Rule, see NCCCO’s OSHA Crane Rule Resource Center.
updated April 6, 2015