CraneSafe News & Updates
→ Office Reopened + Application Deadline Extension
→ Office Fire
→ Current Certification Classifications – Deadline for Applications
→ New Certification Classifications – Pending Approval
→ Certification Levels D, C & B
→ Cancellation & Rescheduling Fees
Posted 30 April 2010
Office Re-Opened & Extended Deadline for Applications
The main office is open with regular hours as of Friday, April 30th.
All booked assessments will proceed as scheduled.
All certification records are secure and no records were damaged.
Extended Deadline
The deadline for applications has been extended one week from April 30 to May 7, 2010. All applications received by this date are guaranteed an assessment booking before the certification deadline of February 28, 2011.
Posted 27 April 2010
* * * Office Fire * * *
Due to a fire in the CraneSafe building, the office is closed Tuesday, April 27 2010, until further notice.
Posted 22 April 2010
* Revised * Application Deadline for Current Certification Classifications
– July 1st, 2010 Pending Approval
Pending industry approval, the estimated implementation date of the new CraneSafe Certification crane classifications and certificates is July 1st, 2010.
Current classifications will apply to all applications received no later than June 30, 2010 (revised from April 30, 2010).
Until approved, all applications received will use the existing certification classifications (as outlined below).
Posted 8 April 2010
Application Deadline for Current Certification Classifications
– April 30th 2010
The current certification classifications will apply to all applications received no later than April 30, 2010.
All applications received from May 1st, 2010, onwards will use the new certification classifications (as outlined below).
Posted 18 February 2010
New Certification Classifications – Pending Approval *
Pending industry approval, as of July 1st 2010, CraneSafe Crane Classifications and Certificates will change.
Mobile Cranes | |
Friction Lattice Boom |
No change |
Hydraulic Lattice Boom |
No change |
Mobile Hydraulic – Unlimited Tonnage |
No change |
Mobile Hydraulic – 80 Tonnes & Under |
No change |
Mobile Hydraulic – 20 Tonnes & Under |
New |
Boom Trucks | |
Stiff Boom – Unlimited Tonnage |
No change |
Stiff Boom – 40 Tonnes & Under |
Being replaced by 20 Tonnes & Under |
Stiff Boom – 20 Tonnes & Under |
New Replaces 40 Tonnes & Under |
Folding Boom – Unlimited Tonnage |
No change |
Folding Boom – 22 Tonnes & Under |
Being replaced by 11 Tonnes & Under |
Folding Boom – 11 Tonnes & Under |
New Replaces 22 Tonnes & Under |
Tower Cranes | |
Tower |
No change |
Self Erect |
No change |
For more information on crane classifications and restrictions see Crane Sizes for Assessment Purposes
What about Certificates that have already issued? Are they still valid?
Yes – the Crane Industry and the BC Association for Crane Safety realise that the first year of any Certification program uncovers things that need to be changed.
However, Certificate classes have been issued to standards supported by industry that were in force at the time of assessment. As the Certification adjustments are just that – adjustments and not major changes – all previous certificates are considered valid by Fulford CraneSafe and the associated regulators in BC and Yukon.
Posted 12 February 2010
Levels D, C & B: CraneSafe Certification
Level D Certification
Level D is for private industrial employers whose operators must meet strict criteria to receive the Level D Certificate. Industry, through the BC Association for Crane Safety (BCACS), has informed us that they are reviewing additional requirements for non-incumbent Level D recipients.
We have suspended issuance of non-incumbent Level D Certificates until further notice while the BCACS consults with industry to identify the additional requirements non-incumbent Level D Operators must meet to be certified.
Level C Certification
Level C is under review – industry wishes to adjust this category of Certification slightly. Level C permits new operators to begin their learning under direct supervision of a qualified individual. Level C also restricts the type of lifts the operator is permitted to perform. We expect Level C Certification will be valid for 90 days. Adjustments to Level C are expected to be minor – changes are likely only to ensure a good fit with Level B Certification.
Level B Certification
Level B is also under review by industry. Level B is intended to be used by apprentices and other trainees who are learning to operate a crane, or learning to operate a different class of crane on the job. It requires an operator be indirectly supervised with some restrictions as to type of lifts the operator can perform.
Questions about Level B Certification centre around the length of time the Certification is valid, the entry requirements to receive Level B Certification and the practical application of indirect supervision as well as the paperwork requirements for documentation of critical lifts and the like.
How will these questions be answered and considerations decided?
Industry has been very actively involved through the BCACS in all aspects of the CraneSafe Certification System. The main vehicle for industry input in BC and Yukon has been a series of Crane Task Group Consultations organised by the BCACS. These have been very strongly attended. The BCACS will convene an update Task Group Consultation to address the above questions on Level D, B and C Certification as well as other points.
It is expected the Crane Task Group Consultation will be held in April 2010.
Posted 10 February 2010
Cancellation & Recheduling Fees for Assessment Appointments
Effective 10 February 2010, the cancellation and rescheculing policy has been amended.
Due to the precise coordination of our assessment schedule, to better serve our clients throughout the Province, we have increased the cancellation fee and implemented a rescheduling fee for appointments within 10 to 30 days of a confirmed assessment appointment.
We build precise schedules for our Assessors, coordinated with clients who book operators and equipment sometimes months in advance. This is in order to keep our fee the same for everyone in the Province of BC. A change in this schedule is difficult to accommodate without impacting our other crane operators and employers.
The rescheduling fee allows operators and employers the flexibilty to change their dates of assessment for unavoidable business reasons or to allow operators additional preparation time, but limits changes to reduce inconvenience to our other clients.
Contact Fulford CraneSafe
Toll free: 1.888.952.6033 | Lower Mainland: 604.952.6033 | info@fulford.ca