Utah Code § 58-55-504
Crane operators -- Required certification -- Penalty for violation
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Current — January 1, 2027
As of January 1, 2025
(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 for purposes 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 the rotation 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-operated winch and load-line.
(1) To operate a crane on a commercial construction project, an individual shall obtain certification as a crane operator from: (a) the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators; or (b) another organization the division determines offers an equivalent testing and certification program that complies with: (i) the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME B30.5; and (ii) the accreditation requirements of the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.
(2) An individual engaged in construction or operation incidental to petroleum refining, or to electrical utility construction or maintenance, is exempt from the certification requirement.
Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.