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Why Do Daily Equipment Inspections? A Q&A with Jay Sturm

Jay, I know you’ve been involved as a consultant in multiple accident lawsuits. What do you think are the main focal points of these lawsuits? There are 2 items that keep appearing and both have to do with documentation Training documentation. If the operator doesn’t perform his/her duties in accordance with the OSHA standards, OSHA […]

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Who is exempt from the OSHA requirement for crane operator certification?

The real challenge to these standards lies in the distinction between OSHA’s rationale that the crane standards change depending on the task you’re engaged in. So the crane in question is exempt when performing some tasks because they fall under 1910.180. BUT when the crane is used for any task that OSHA identifies as “construction,”

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