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29 CFR 1926.1427: Operator training, certification, and evaluation

Subpart CC—Cranes and Derricks in Construction

339citations since 2015
285employers cited
72%serious, willful or repeat
$1,500median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1926.1427 339 times since 2015, against 285 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $1,378,476 at their current amounts.

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1926.1427(a) · 189 citations

(a) General requirements for operators. The employer must ensure that each operator is trained, certified/licensed, and evaluated in accordance with this section before operating any equipment covered under subpart CC, except for the equipment listed in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.

1926.1427(a)(1) · 18 citations

(1) Operation during training. An employee who has not been certified/licensed and evaluated to operate assigned equipment in accordance with this section may only operate the equipment as an operator-in-training under supervision in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section.

1926.1427(c)(2) · 14 citations

(2) Certification. When an operator is not required to be licensed under paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the operator must be certified in accordance with paragraph (d) or (e) of this section.

1926.1427(f)(1)(i) · 12 citations

(i) The skills and knowledge, as well as the ability to recognize and avert risk, necessary to operate the equipment safely, including those specific to the safety devices, operational aids, software, and the size and configuration of the equipment. Size and configuration includes, but is not limited to, lifting capacity, boom length, attachments, luffing jib, and counterweight set-up.

1926.1427(f)(6) · 12 citations

(6) The employer must document the completion of the evaluation. This document must provide: The operator's name; the evaluator's name and signature; the date; and the make, model, and configuration of equipment used in the evaluation. The employer must make the document available at the worksite while the operator is employed by the employer. For operators assessed per paragraph (f)(2) of this section, the documentation must reflect the date of the employer's determination of the operator's abilities and the make, model and configuration of equipment on which the operator has previously demonstrated competency.

1926.1427(b)(2) · 11 citations

(2) The operator-in-training must be continuously monitored on site by a trainer while operating equipment.

1926.1427(a)(1)(i) · 10 citations

(1) Operation during training. An employee who has not been certified/licensed and evaluated to operate assigned equipment in accordance with this section may only operate the equipment as an operator-in-training under supervision in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section.

1926.1427(c) · 8 citations

(c) Operator certification and licensing. The employer must ensure that each operator is certified or licensed to operate the equipment as follows:

Industries cited most

  • Construction 299
  • Manufacturing 19
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 6
  • Transportation and Warehousing 5
  • Utilities 2
  • Retail Trade 2

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