1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to occupational safety; adopting federal crane certification standards;
1.3 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 182.6525; 182.659, subdivision 1a.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. REPEALER.
 1.6 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 182.6525; and 182.659, subdivision 1a, are repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 20-5719 

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. 

182.659 INSPECTIONS.Subd. 1a.Proof of crane operator certification. 
An individual who is operating a crane on a worksite shall provide proof of certification required under section 182.6525 upon request by an investigator.