License: Crane Operator Certification

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443 Lafayette Road North

St. Paul, MN 55155

(651) 284-5005

Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong><a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/182.6525">Minn. Stat. § 182.6525</a>, Crane operation:</strong> <br /> <br /> Subdivision 1. <strong>Certification required.</strong> 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. <br /> <br /> Subd. 2. <strong>Exceptions</strong>. The requirements of subdivision 1 do not apply to: <br /> <br /> (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; <br /> <br /> (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; <br />  <br /> (3) a person who is employed by or performing work for a public utility, rural electric cooperative, municipality, telephone company, or industrial manufacturing plant; <br /> <br /> (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; <br /> <br /> (5) a person engaged in boating, fishing, agriculture, or arboriculture; <br /> <br /> (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; <br /> <br /> (7) a person who is operating a crane for personal use on premises owned or leased by that person; and <br />  <br /> (8) a person who is operating a crane in an emergency situation. <br /> <br /> Subd. 3. <strong>Penalties.</strong> <br /> 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 <a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/182.666">Minn. Stat. § 182.666</a></p> None