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Thomasthetankengine

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Been job hunting for part time work. Seems like most things Ive done all my life on the farm, require a license to do anywhere else. Do any of you folks have experience getting a Hoisting license? They are required for excavators, backhoes, and loaders. Thanks.
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No personal experience with getting the license but judging from some of the idiots you see operating equipment I would think anybody with half a pocket of common sense would have no problem passing the test.
 
Insurance requirement most places,we had to get certified on forklifts,loaders etc.Will say a lot of things that go on,on a farm operating equipment would get a person fired in a heartbeat in an industrial setting.
 
My brother recently retired as a crane operator from a company out of KC MO. They have some fairly tough licensure to pass. gm
 
Massachusetts has a hoisting license for anything over four feet. One of the questions on the test was how many people fit in a bucket of a 966 wheel loader.
 
Most any sizeable factory will require training, licensing and annual renewal for overhead crane, forklift or any powered rolling equipment. I was training to run a standup forklift just before I retired. Newer on with a single rear wheel for drive and steering. Had a heck of a time getting the hang of it.
 
(quoted from post at 12:02:03 01/25/20) The answer should be zero
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I agree with you on the answer but I wonder how many out there right now are reading this and wondering;

-Kids or Opera singers?

-Heaping or level bucket?

-Can we get more in if they are naked?
 
So just last Tuesday I had to help my neighbor with his combine. The ladder on the back end had fallen down. When that happens it throws a code and some things on the combine won't work until the ladder is put back into a stowed position. I had to go to the top of the ladder and use a bar to get the ladder over a steel plate. Then with him lifting and me pulling we were able to get the ladder stowed. Then I used a rope to tie it up. Then is when I realized I had no way to get down. Just then the guy that he was shelling corn for drove up to the back of the combine with his loader bucket. I climbed over the rail into the bucket. Guess I should have checked to see if his license was up to date!
 

What jurisdiction are you looking to get a license for? And for what equipment? The answers will vary based on your answers. Equipment operator licensing is not standard across the states, or even within some states.
 
If all else fails, the Human Resources departments at the companies you are making applications will have information on what type of license they require and how to attain one.
 
I worked in a plant for awhile that had 30 and 35 ton house cranes. Training lasted 5 minutes. Long enough to know what up/down, N/S/E/W meant.

Yes we were moving product that the 30 tonners could not lift... would have expected a bit more formality in the training.
 
(quoted from post at 11:42:48 01/25/20) My brother recently retired as a crane operator from a company out of KC MO. They have some fairly tough licensure to pass. gm
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And the rigger test isn't simple either.
 
As for real jobs as in road work etc. people are not suppose to be in buckets etc. But on a farm it is common place but one does not have to deal with OSHA on a farm
 
Don't know where your at, but most companies around here provide their own training and do their own license. Chris
 
Hi ! I am a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers. That basically just means I am a union heavy equipment operator. I operate excavators, wheel loaders, ect. every day as my career. I do not have a specific liscense for these pieces of equipment, and none is required. However in order to operate a crane a liscense IS required. A crane liscense is not easy to get. Many hours of classroom training, then many hours of on the job training with a crane and liscensed crane operator. I believe it is around 1400 in the field hours, but I'm not exactly sure of the number. Some of the different jobs we have also require a certification for operating the off road Lull style forklifts. Depends on the job, who we are working for, and the contract. This is in N.Y. state. Other states may be different.
 
Construction jobs require employees operating equipment such as cranes, forklifts, aerial lifts and other mobile equipment to have training certifications compliant with OSHA standards. Most of these certifications are obtained after getting company provided training and testing. Others are obtained through Union training classes if on Union jobs. Rigging Certifications are also provided and required. Most large plants such as the Nuclear and Power industry will provide their own training and certifications in addition to any certifications you may already have. I have worked in construction for close to fifty years. I would never even consider climbing onto a piece of equipment without having the correct certification. Pre inspection and all safety procedures should always be followed strictly. Everybody wants to go home to their families at the end of the day. This is true for both Union and Non Union jobs. My best advice is this. MAKE SURE YOU ARE COVERED WITH ALL THIS. One mistake is all it takes.
 
We receive training and licenses from the utility I work for. My forklift qual includes units like a powered pallet jack up to our Big Red forklift, able to raise shipping containers off of semi trucks and set them three high. We have a different qual for articulated powered industrial trucks which covers from a Kubota R630 to our Cat 966.

My suggestion is to have a generic license such as a driver's license and expect the employer to provide opportunity to train and test as they need. Then you get paid for the training and get what they want you to have.
 
Local adult ed. is offering a six hour class ($250) to prepare for the hoisting exam. Another $75 will allow you to take the exam. So, that is an option. I was hoping someone had recently taken an exam and could tell me about there experience. Thanks for all the replies
 
I need a forklift license for the job i have. Both for a conventional fork lift and the ones you see hauled on the back of a truck to enable self unloading at a job site. The first time I got licensed at this company, it involved a video, a written test, and a driving test. About 5 years later, it was time for re-cert. We had a different safety supervisor. One day a new list was out, Everyone in the Oregon region had done their re-cert on the same day. Even me and I hadn't seen the man for at least a month. Now he has retired and its back to the video, test and at least an eyeball while we are running the machine.
Tim in OR
 
That's still 20 years. A lot can change. I guess it's where you work. The main driver for all that I think is liability. "You had a mishap or accident. You were properly trained so should have known. Your responsibility, we're not liable."
 
Once a year at work we have to sit in front of a computer and watch about 16 different safety videos. You do get some good information but so much of it is common sense. LOL. Here is the worst forklift video I have ever seen. Good gravey, all he did was touch it.
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Forklift.
 
I did how ever have an class A CDL and I still have it. Just like back when I was in the Navy and stationed on the USSBM633 I was the only person on board with a military drivers license so when they needed a driver guess who did the driving. Was a bit odd driving a dodge pickup in Scotland left hand steer in a place where you drove on the left hand side of the road
 
There are many states and some cities with equipment operator licensing requirements of varying levels. OSHA is going to be requiring a qualification from third party, maybe some approved employers, for crane operators; with different certifications for different cranes. My understanding is the OSHA cert will not take the place of the state licenses, nor the other way around, at least at this time. Rigger certifications are following. (I expect federal licenses will be coming at some point.) Some employers are requiring their employees to have those OSHA approved certs for cranes and rigging.

As a simplified basic idea, Massachusetts requires a hoisting license for anything, not just cranes, that lifts over 10 feet, 500 pounds, or 1/4 cu. yd. Beyond that the licenses are broken down into classes (16) by equipment type and power. They use written exams to issue the licenses, with a practical exam at the discretion of the officials. Continuing education credits are now required for renewals. I think they dropped it but it used to be you needed an operator holding a license equal to or greater than the one you were applying for had to endorse your application to apply for the test, unless there were special considerations approved by the state license examiner. I also think they now require medical info, DOT physical or similar, with the application.

Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, and New York City were some others in the northeast having at least some license requirements , and testing, to some degree I am aware of.

I held a MA Hoisting License in classes 1, 2, and 4 for many years before retiring, but will not say I am accurate in all things here. Things are changing, one needs to check things out, it isn't what it used to be. These licensing requirements are beyond the OSHA requirements of employers needing to document there employees are proficient on equipment they operate.

Thomasthetankengine, to your original question it has been years since I took the test (I am guessing you are looking at a MA license) so I can't help you much there. I will say the course will likely help you and the $75.00 is the cost of the application to test.
 
Even if it's a family farm with even part time, non immediate family, employees osha can investigate. With fewer than 10 employees you are not required to submit employs sickness or injuries. (Section 1904.1) the only two industries exempt from osha are mines (under msha) and nuclear. (Maybe be more but that what we were taught)
 
At work I have to have a liscense for forklift, aerial lifts, overhead cranes, buggy/ golf cart and fall protection, all several hours a year for each. Then got to be certified for hot work, confined space and lockout/tagout all 4 hour classes each. Then the mandatory 1 day safety refresher and ITAR
( International Traffic in Arms) Training. Let's not forget the 2 day arc flash training!
 
I never heard it called hoisting but as a retired crane operator very frw places now will hire anyone without a CCO or certified Crane Operator certificate. Not a really tough test if you know how to run a crane and figure loads and read a load chart
 
I used to help this lady up the steps at church. I probably should of had a hoisting license. Maybe I?m grandfathered under the current rules now.
 
I worked for the Department of Defense. I had a license for:
Fork lift GED (Gas elect diesel)to 50,000
Tractor Farm
Tug warehouse
Truck, dump 5 ton
Loader, Container handler
Mower lawn, self propelled
Chainsaw.
Within the DoD if it has an engine it requires a license.
 
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