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182.6525 CRANE OPERATION.
Subdivision 1. Certification required. An individual may not operate a crane with a lifting
capacity of five tons or more on a construction site unless the individual has a valid crane
operator certificate received from a nationally recognized and accredited certification program.
No employer, and no person who is under a contract to construct an improvement to land, may
permit any employee, agent, or independent contractor to perform work in violation of this
section. A crane operator certification required under this subdivision must be renewed by an
accredited certification program every five years.
Subd. 2. Exceptions. The requirements of subdivision 1 do not apply to:
(1) a crane operator trainee or apprentice, if the individual is under the direct supervision of a
crane operator who holds a valid crane operator certificate as required in subdivision 1;
(2) a person directly employed by a class 1 or 2 railroad who is qualified by the employing
railroad as a crane operator or boom truck operator while performing work on property owned,
leased, or controlled by the employing railroad;
(3) a person who is employed by or performing work for a public utility, rural electric
cooperative, municipality, telephone company, or industrial manufacturing plant;
(4) a person who is subject to inspection and regulation under the Mine Safety and Health
Act, United States Code, title 30, sections 801 through 962;
(5) a person engaged in boating, fishing, agriculture, or arboriculture;
(6) a person who is a member of and performing work for a uniformed service or who is a
member of and performing work for the United States Merchant Marine;
(7) a person who is operating a crane for personal use on premises owned or leased by
that person; and
(8) a person who is operating a crane in an emergency situation.
Subd. 3. Penalties. An employer or general contractor may be cited by the commissioner
for a violation of the certification requirements in this section. A citation is punishable as a
serious violation under section 182.666.
History: 2005 c 87 s 1
NOTE: This section, as added by Laws 2005, chapter 87, section 1, is effective July 1, 2007.
Laws 2005, chapter 87, section 3.
Subdivision 1. Certification required. An individual may not operate a crane with a lifting
capacity of five tons or more on a construction site unless the individual has a valid crane
operator certificate received from a nationally recognized and accredited certification program.
No employer, and no person who is under a contract to construct an improvement to land, may
permit any employee, agent, or independent contractor to perform work in violation of this
section. A crane operator certification required under this subdivision must be renewed by an
accredited certification program every five years.
Subd. 2. Exceptions. The requirements of subdivision 1 do not apply to:
(1) a crane operator trainee or apprentice, if the individual is under the direct supervision of a
crane operator who holds a valid crane operator certificate as required in subdivision 1;
(2) a person directly employed by a class 1 or 2 railroad who is qualified by the employing
railroad as a crane operator or boom truck operator while performing work on property owned,
leased, or controlled by the employing railroad;
(3) a person who is employed by or performing work for a public utility, rural electric
cooperative, municipality, telephone company, or industrial manufacturing plant;
(4) a person who is subject to inspection and regulation under the Mine Safety and Health
Act, United States Code, title 30, sections 801 through 962;
(5) a person engaged in boating, fishing, agriculture, or arboriculture;
(6) a person who is a member of and performing work for a uniformed service or who is a
member of and performing work for the United States Merchant Marine;
(7) a person who is operating a crane for personal use on premises owned or leased by
that person; and
(8) a person who is operating a crane in an emergency situation.
Subd. 3. Penalties. An employer or general contractor may be cited by the commissioner
for a violation of the certification requirements in this section. A citation is punishable as a
serious violation under section 182.666.
History: 2005 c 87 s 1
NOTE: This section, as added by Laws 2005, chapter 87, section 1, is effective July 1, 2007.
Laws 2005, chapter 87, section 3.
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