Chapter Meeting

Topic: California Regulatory update for Crane Operations

California has adopted new regulations for crane operations, including having a Lift Director for critical lifts and similar high risk crane activities. Learn how these regulations help companies reduce risk for crane operations.sites

Speaker: Richard (Dick) Thompson, CSP
Manager of California Affairs/Technical Coordinator
National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO)

Dick is a veteran of 48 years in the construction industry, with a safety and risk management record spanning three decades. He has worked throughout California and the western U.S. liaising closely with all operational levels to manage effective safety programs to identify and mitigate hazards in heavy construction and mining environments.

He is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), a CCO-certified crane operator (TSS and TLL), CCO-Certified Rigger Level I and II and Signalperson, Class A Driver, as well as an OSHA 10- and 30-Hour Instructor, and he was recently appointed to California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board Advisory Committee tasked with consolidating the state’s crane safety orders.

Dick is also NCCCO’s primary point of contact with California employers, industry groups and state jurisdictions such as Cal-OSHA. California Regulatory update for Crane Operations

Cost: $13 per person, Cash/Check/Credit/debit cards accepted/$5 for Student Members of ASSE/$5 for Emeritus Members of ASSE