58-55-504 - Crane operators -- Required certification -- Penalty for violation. - Utah Statutes

58-55-504. Crane operators -- Required certification -- Penalty for violation.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Commercial construction projects" means construction, alteration, repair,demolition, or excavation projects that do not involve:
(i) single family detached housing;
(ii) multifamily attached housing up to and including a fourplex; or
(iii) commercial construction of not more than two stories above ground.
(b) (i) "Crane operator" means an individual engaged in operating a crane, which forpurposes of this section is a power-operated hoisting machine used in construction, demolition,or excavation work that has a power-operated winch, load-line, and boom moving laterally by therotation of the machine on a carrier.
(ii) It does not include operating a fork lift, digger derrick truck, aircraft, bucket truck,knuckle boom, side boom, mechanic's truck, or a vehicle or machine not using a power-operatedwinch and load-line.
(2) (a) In order to operate a crane on commercial construction projects, an individualshall be certified as a crane operator by the National Commission for the Certification of CraneOperators or any other organization determined by the division to offer an equivalent testing andcertification program that meets the requirements of the American Society of MechanicalEngineers ASME B 30.5 and the accreditation requirements of the National Commission forCertifying Agencies.
(b) An individual who violates Subsection (2)(a) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(3) An individual engaged in construction or operation incidental to petroleum refiningor electrical utility construction or maintenance is exempt from the crane operator certificationrequirement of Subsection (2)(a).

Amended by Chapter 98, 2007 General Session