New England Crane School - Register for Signal Person, Rigging and Crane Operator Classes

Qualified Signal Person and Basic Rigging ( 3 Events )

This is a full-day class which meets the requirements of OSHA's 2010 standard for third-party qualification. Participants must pass a written and practical signal test, and a written rigging test in order to receive their certification card.

Crane Operator Test Preparation and Certification Class ( 3 Events )

We offer certification through both the NCCER and the NCCCO. Both certifications are nationally accredited by ANSI and meet the OSHA requirement for certified operators on crane and derrick construction sites, but they have different testing processes and exam categories. For a summary of the differences, click here.

We offer both public and onsite options for both certifications. Our public NCCER classes are held throughout New England, but our public NCCCO classes are only held at Shawmut Equipment in South Easton, MA, due to the requirement that CCO test sites be registered in advance.

Operator Refresher and Recertification ( 3 Events )

This class is for currently certified operators who are coming up for recertification. You must have been previously certified by CIC or NCCER, and your new certification will be through NCCER. The class consists of one full day of classroom instruction to review OSHA regulations and to practice load chart problems, and a second day for the NCCER written and practical exams. Study materials will be sent in advance of the class and you will have homework to do prior to attending the one-day refresher session.

If your current certification is through the NCCCO, you will need to attend one of our CCO classes at Shawmut Equipment (unless you would like to convert to NCCER).

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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.