A report released Tuesday found an average 22 U.S. workers a year are killed in mishaps involving construction cranes.
The Center for Construction Research and Training said the statistics from 1996 to 2006 indicate that a national certification program is needed for crane operators and inspectors as well as the riggers and signalers who work with the loads.
"We need to hold government accountable for its role in ensuring the lives of America's workers," Vincent Giblin, president of the International Union of Operating Engineers, said in a statement. "We need OSHA to enforce the standards they have and create new standards where there is an obvious need."
The report was compiled from U.S. Department of Labor statistics after two workers were killed in the collapse of a massive crane in New York City last month. Such collapses were the second-leading cause of crane fatalities after electrocutions caused by booms coming in contact with live power lines.
WE have not heard of the Center. WE think is double what they say. 22 deaths seems low.
3 comments:
It's probably the NCCER. National Center for Construction Education and Research. They have all sorts of construction training that they provide, to include crane training. OTI should take note. They require a test for their cards and they maintain a virtual record of all cards issued.
I believe it is the new name for the Center to Protect Workers Rights (CPWR), the health and safety research and training arm of the Building Trade Unions, based in Silver Spring, MD.
RE:"new name for the Center to Protect Workers Rights (CPWR)"
Thanks!
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