SF 634

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to occupations and professions; providing an exception to crane operator
certification requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 182.6525,
subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 182.6525, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:

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; deleted text begin and
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(8) a person who is operating a crane in an emergency situation new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (9) any equipment used in the well-drilling industry and the pump-repair industry,
which includes pump-repair hoists, truck body hoists, and well-drilling derricks new text end .