Crane Operator: Safety Devices, Operational Aids and Operation

For crane operators: the required safety devices, what to do when an operational aid fails, safe operating rules, your authority to stop, keeping people clear of the load and when free fall is prohibited.

This certificate records completion of awareness training based on OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1415, 1926.1416, 1926.1417, 1926.1418, 1926.1425 and 1926.1426. It is not an OSHA card or license, and it is not crane operator certification or qualification under 29 CFR 1926.1427. Sections 1926.1415, 1926.1416, 1926.1417, 1926.1418, 1926.1425 and 1926.1426 contain no training requirement of their own. Your employer must still comply with all manufacturer procedures applicable to the operational functions of the equipment, including its use with attachments (29 CFR 1926.1417(a)); keep the operating procedures, including load charts and the operator's manual, readily available in the cab at all times for use by the operator (1926.1417(c)(1)); and notify all affected employees, at the beginning of each shift, of necessary adjustments or repairs and all alternative measures (1926.1417(j)(2)).