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Injury Prevention Resources for Construction - General Construction
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The following links list tools, publications, and other resources to help prevent the most common injuries and illnesses in the construction industry. These resources may not meet all the requirements for health and safety in British Columbia. Please check the Workers Compensation Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, and related materials for specific WorkSafeBC requirements.
Cranes
Crane Operator Certification
Crane Operator Certification
In accordance with WorkSafeBC's Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, all operators of cranes in BC are required to have a valid operator's certificate. (Dated: March 2009)
Source: WorkSafeBC 
* PDF (22 KB)
Questions & Answers: Crane Operator Certification 
Source: WorkSafeBC
and BCACS (BC Association for Crane Safety)* PDF (145 KB)
Competency & Training
Crane Competency Profile Charts
The following Competency Profile Charts have been designed to assist you and
your company to meet the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation section 14.34.1 Operator certification.
Tower Crane Operator (PDF 148 KB)
Mobile Crane Operator (PDF 188 KB)
Boom Truck Operator (PDF 192 KB)
Source: WorkSafeBC and BCACS (BC Association for Crane Safety)
How to hire a safety training provider
This article breaks down the process of hiring a safety training provider into three easy steps. From Worksafe Magazine January/February 2007 edition.
* PDF (154 KB)
Tower Crane Inspection Check-lists
The following Inspection Check-lists have been designed to assist you and
your company to meet the requirements of WorkSafeBC regulations for inspecting your
cranes.
Climbing
Frame Inspection (PDF 57 KB)
Construction
Site Tower Crane Report (PDF 54 KB)
Luffing
Tower Crane (PDF 101 KB)
Self
Erecting Tower Crane (PDF 97KB)
Standard
Tower Crane (PDF 96 KB)
Weekly
and Monthly Tower Crane Inspection (PDF 79 KB)
Source: WorkSafeBC
Resources
Resource Material for Current Crane Operators
The following list of resource material was developed to assist current operators who will be required to complete a practical assessment starting January 2008.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (17 KB)
Inspection of Crane Hooks WS 05-04
The load hook assembly on cranes should be disassembled and inspected periodically
for wear, corrosion, and other damage. In a near miss recently, a crane dropped
its load when the hook assembly failed as a result of corrosion and excessive
wear on the threads of the hook and nut.
Source: WorkSafeBC
Occupational Health and Safety Guideline
G20.13(3.1) Ensuring loads do not exceed capacity of thrust-out platforms
Issued June 14, 2004; Revised May 17, 2006
Source: WorkSafeBC
Articulating Boom Crane Hazard WS 02-01(PDF 156 KB)
A WorkSafe Bulletin
Source: WorkSafeBC
Preventing Electrocutions of Crane Operators and Crew Members Working Near Overhead Power Lines
Workers are killed each year when cranes contact overhead power lines. This [NIOSH] Alert describes five cases (six electrocutions) that resulted from such hazards and makes recommendations for preventing similar incidents.
Source: NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Crane or Derrick Suspended Personal Platforms
"This booklet discusses OSHA's requirements for hoisting personnel by crane or derrick in the construction industry, prescribes the measures employers must take to bring their workplaces into compliance, and describes safe work practices for employees."
Source: OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Mobile Crane Inspection Guidelines for OSHA Compliance Officers
"This document provides background information about lifting principles and serves as a guideline for inspecting mobile construction cranes. The relationship of many components of cranes and their inter-dependence in lifting operations, OSHA requirements for proper maintenance schedules, and safe crane operations [are discussed] ... This document contains a listing and description of major components or operations to be considered or examined when inspecting lifting equipment."
Source: OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
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