New England Crane School - Crane Operator Test Preparation Training

Crane Operator Test Preparation Training

The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) offers nationally accredited certification in the categories of boom truck, industrial, hydraulic truck crane and lattice crane. Our public NCCER cert classes are held throughout New England and include classroom preparation for the written exams, and all written and practical testing. Register for public classes here.

We also offer onsite testing and training services; we can come to you and take care of all your operator certification needs right there at your site and with your own crane.

Public NCCER class schedule for 2020 season:

January 6 - 11, 2020 - Concord, NH - rookie class

January 28 - 29, 2020 - Montpelier, VT - RECERTS ONLY

February 19 - 20, 2020 - Concord, NH - RECERTS ONLY

March 2 - 7, 2020 - Portland, ME - rookie class

March 18 - 19, 2020 - Portland, ME - RECERTS ONLY

What’s New

OSHA Publishes Final Rule on Operator Certification and Qualification

On November 9, 2018, OSHA published the long-awaited final rule addressing both operator certification and operator qualification. The final deadline for operator certification was December 10, 2018, and certification must be by type but is no longer required to be by capacity. Employers are required to pay for the cost of certification for any currently employed operator, and the re-certification requirement remains at every five years.

Recognizing that certification is not enough to ensure an operator is qualified to perform specific tasks on specific equipment, the final rule also adds a requirement for the employer to conduct a task- and equipment-specific evaluation of each operator, and make documentation of that evaluation available on the jobsite. This is the most important change to the regulation. To read more about this requirement, click here for our recent newsletter on the subject.

Self-Qualifying Quiz

Thinking of self-qualifying as a signalperson and rigger? Take this quiz.