Union Crane operators are required to have

[Texas Traveler]

By June 1st 2009 OSHA-10 certification card.

The OSHA card does not have an expiration date. So if you use a crane for tree removal start asking if the operators have their card.

I am retired but just got a letter from my local here in Dallas.

 

[WolverineMarine]

I have my 7.5 ton military crane operators license..I'm wondering if there is a way that it would be grandfathered over?

 

[Texas Traveler]

I have my 7.5 ton military crane operators license..I'm wondering if there is a way that it would be grandfathered over?

The test are based on ability with a current use crane normally used with computors for safety. If you have experince, then there are written test & studies for the green horns
I say most because the test are conducted using the same crane for several operators.
If you can read & understand the cab load chart with the normal setups that would help.
If I you are interested in the craft, I would contact the nearest local .
Now be aware that while some union locals are helpful, there are a few out there that are not.
Local 178 DFW area really tries to help.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I have my 7.5 ton military crane operators license..I'm wondering if there is a way that it would be grandfathered over?

Oo Rah Devil Dog.

You will find that most military qualifications and certifications are to narrow for any civilian certification translation.

When I was in The Suck, many a Mo-T operator were kvetching that they would have to test to get a basic CDL.

I just looked into what the OSHA-10 card is, thiss is a certification in OHSA training 10+ hour courses. 10, 20 and 30 hours of classes in construction safety.

 

[Texas Traveler]

Oo Rah Devil Dog.


I just looked into what the OSHA-10 card is, thiss is a certification in OHSA training 10+ hour courses. 10, 20 and 30 hours of classes in construction safety.

Roughly what this is.

If you do what management tells you, it is putting the fault of any accident on you instead of management.

You the operator of all people should know better, just learn to say NO

Life is a ##### ain't it.:greenchainsaw:

 

[WolverineMarine]

I've actually been running heavy equipment in the civilian sector for about 8 yrs in addition to my military MOS(Marine 1345) experience. I have my class A CDL, and I run backhoe, dozer, loader, and excavator where I work now doing residential excavating, utility taps, etc...Theres been a union rep come by a couple of my job sites recently and I've been thinking at least passively about trying to get certified on at least a few pieces of gear to get me by when work gets lean around here...The way I look at it..its better to be as qualified as possible..so I can be more marketable than the next guy. The local up here is IUOP 18..I might just give him a call and see what we can come up with..thanks for the helps guys!

 

[Texas Traveler]

I've actually been running heavy equipment in the civilian sector for about 8 yrs in addition to my military MOS(Marine 1345) experience. I have my class A CDL, and I run backhoe, dozer, loader, and excavator where I work now doing residential excavating, utility taps, etc...Theres been a union rep come by a couple of my job sites recently and I've been thinking at least passively about trying to get certified on at least a few pieces of gear to get me by when work gets lean around here...The way I look at it..its better to be as qualified as possible..so I can be more marketable than the next guy. The local up here is IUOP 18..I might just give him a call and see what we can come up with..thanks for the helps guys!

It used to be, you had to know some one to get in the union.
It may still be that way in some of the large cities.
But I went into it for a reason, just because of possible jobs.
But I never worked a union job.
I hate commerical construction, too many back-stabbing worthless restrictions.
non-union heavy construction is wide open to a good operator.
Get with a nationwide company that has benefits like ESOP, profit sharing & 401s.
I know some old retired farts that walked away with a cool million, some even more.
They had to fire my ass to get rid of me, I did not have my million but I was trying. Bad knees was the end of me
If the bastards had left me alone I would have made it.:greenchainsaw: .

 

[smoothED]

By June 1st 2009 OSHA-10 certification card.

The OSHA card does not have an expiration date. So if you use a crane for tree removal start asking if the operators have their card.

I am retired but just got a letter from my local here in Dallas.

Us ironworkers need it too,and sub part r,and rigging certs, and welding certs,and 4 years of apprenticship,and even classes to install locks in prisons,nuclear training, glass,.....safety,safety,safety.As for union operators they have plenty of training and certifications,now who would you rather have holding your life with 1 lever?,the guy with the training or the guy that just jumped on the rig. :smoking:

 

[Texas Traveler]

Us ironworkers need it too,and sub part r,and rigging certs, and welding certs,and 4 years of apprenticship,and even classes to install locks in prisons,nuclear training, glass,.....safety,safety,safety.As for union operators they have plenty of training and certifications,now who would you rather have holding your life with 1 lever?,the guy with the training or the guy that just jumped on the rig. :smoking:

I see you are moving to missouri, my son is up there as a welding inspector on a power plant.
He sent me some pictures of a Mantiwoc crane some one flipped. It had a tower boom attachment rigged up.
The next one he sent sent was a ringer crane they were setting up.

 

[smoothED]

I see you are moving to missouri, my son is up there as a welding inspector on a power plant.
He sent me some pictures of a Mantiwoc crane some one flipped. It had a tower boom attachment rigged up.
The next one he sent sent was a ringer crane they were setting up.

Yeah, there is 3,i think ,power plants being built near st.luis. The hard part is selling a home in florida.