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“This is the first time that the industry at large has had an opportunity to see for itself elements of the skills test that are being developed by the NCCCO Digger Derrick Task Force,” said NCCCO Program Manager, Joel Oliva. “Performance tests” are key components in most of NCCCO certification programs. They are also the most challenging to develop, Oliva noted. “Identifying knowledge that an operator needs to know and then writing items to test that knowledge in a multiple choice written format is a relatively straightforward task,” said Oliva. “Constructing a practical exam that accurately captures skills that an operator uses on the job, and then establishing a standardized and fair process to score it, is about as challenging as test development gets.” NCCCO certification is a nationally
recognized means of ensuring equipment operators are qualified to do the jobs they are assigned, that is why so many employers, federal agencies, states, labor unions, industry
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standards for safe crane operation to assist all segments of construction and general industry. For more information on NCCCO, visit their website:
www.nccco.org.
organizations, and insurance firms have come to recognize NCCCO certification. Federal OSHA’s new rule covering Cranes and Derricks in Construction (29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC) now also requires operators to be certified to operate digger derricks used in certain construction applications. The National Commission for the
Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) is a non-profit organization formed in January 1995 to develop effective performance
OSHA Announces Final Rule This past October, the Association of Crane and Rigging Professionals announced OSHA’s updated standards regulating the use of slings and shackles for general industry (1910.184), and (1915.122, 1915.113, 1915.118) for shipyard employment, and 1926.251 in construction. The new changes include removing all the load capacity tables for slings that were in the previous OSHA standards Sling Markings. Employers now must use only slings with permanently affixed identification markings that show the maximum load capacity for each sling. Any sling from which the identification markings have become detached must be taken out of service until new labels are obtained and affixed.
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