Digger Derrick Certification Exemption
One adverse comment was submitted so osha has withdrawn it for now.
Digger derrick certification exemption. As part of that rule those who operate cranes capable of lifting more than 2000 pounds are required to be certified as operators. Digger derricks fitting the description of this exemption are not required to meet certification requirements under subpart cc by 2014. Based on its estimates in the final economic analysis provided in the 2010 final rule the agency determines that expanding the exemption for digger derricks will enable employers in naics 221120 electric power generation to avoid compliance costs of about 159 million per year while employers in naics 221110 electric power. Osha issues final rule to broaden exemption for digger derricks in its cranes and derricks standard.
Therefore osha is expanding the digger derrick exemption to include all digger derricks used in construction work subject to 29 cfr part 1926 subpart v. This exemption was put in place to keep electric generation and transmission utilities from having to cover more than 21 million annually in regulatory compliance costs but the exemption extends from an earlier rule from 2013 that places limitations on the actual functions of the digger derrick. The terex utilities digger derrick edge operator safety has been an industry leader for years providing your operators with the skills and knowledge they need to operate their digger derrick properly. Washington a new final rule from osha expands the exemption for digger derrick operations in the cranes and derricks in construction standard.
Osha largely exempted digger derricks or radial boom derricks from the new third party licensing requirements. While the digger derrick exemption is current whether or not it will still exist in the november 2018 final rule under oshas crane and derricks under construction is uncertain at this point. Proposed last fall it would have expanded the existing exemption for digger derricks used by electric utilities. The exemption has been expanded to include telecommunications work in addition to electric utility work.
There is nothing to indicate that this exemption will not still be in place but it is still unknown exactly how the final rule will read in november and how the industry will be effected. Nccco digger derrick certification. Subpart cc covers all cranes including electric utility use of digger derricks with two exceptions. Osha has through direct final rulemaking expanded the digger derrick certification requirements to now exclude work meeting the scope of subpart v work and utility type settings.
Effective december 10 2018 operator certification is required by osha for cranes and digger derricks. Oshas broader digger derricks exemption withdrawn. Washington the occupational safety and health administration has issued a final rule that broadens the current exemption for digger derricks used in the electric utility industry.