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OSHA issues extension for compliance with crane operator certification requirements

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to extend the employer's responsibility to ensure crane operator competency and enforcement for crane operator certification to Nov. 10, 2018.

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OSHA Extends Crane Operator Certification Deadline to 2018

Construction Equipment

OSHA has published a new Final Rule in the November 9 edition of the Federal Register - Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Operator Certification Extension - giving one more year for crane operators to become certified and employers to ensure their operators are competent.

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How to Prepare for OSHA’s New Crane Rule

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We have seen a new silica rule that affects construction sites in the past year, though, and now we’re looking at a proposed crane operator certification rule , scheduled to go into effect this November. OSHA has proposed a new crane operator certification rule. OSHA’s Crane Operator Proposal.

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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

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The new federal Tax Bill has many provisions that impact employers with respect to their employees. The Tax Bill has many provisions that impact employers with respect to their employees. The Tax Bill suspends the exclusion for qualified moving expense reimbursements for taxable years 2018 through 2025.

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Project Management Trends: 2018 Topics to Watch

Construction Equipment

Here are five trends that project managers should be watching out for in 2018. Certification has always had its place, and I’m happy to go on record saying I think there is a bewildering choice of certifications for project managers. I have always thought this makes it harder for employers to know who to recruit.

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OSHA to Propose Further Delay to Crane Rule

Construction Equipment

On Tuesday, June 20, OSHA will present a proposal to extend the enforcement date of its crane operator certification requirement in the Cranes and Derricks In Construction standard until November 10, 2018.

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Empowering Project Management Professionals Through Technology—Part 2 of 5

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The Associated General Contractors of America noted in a May 2018 report that construction employment is at its highest level in a decade , with more than 250,000 jobs added over the past year. According to the Commercial Construction Index, compiled for the first quarter of 2018 by the USG Corporation and the U.S.