Types of BC Crane Operator Qualifications
Red Seal, BC Apprenticeships & Other Qualifications
If you already possess a BC crane operator certification you are not required to be assessed. This may include Red Seal.
Also included are BC apprenticeships for:
• Mobile Crane Operator (Construction)
• Hydraulic Mobile Crane Operator
• Tower Crane Operator
• Boom Truck Class A and B.
If you possess Canadian crane operator certification from outside BC, you must obtain BC certification before operating a crane in BC. You can apply for a BC Equivalency Certificate through the BCACS.
NEW Crane Operators
BC Apprenticeship Qualifications
New operators (non-incumbent) can achieve a BC Apprenticeship Qualification (or ticket) by becoming an apprentice crane operator or by challenging the crane qualification for the type of crane they wish to operate.
Becoming an apprentice
Learn the trade while working under the mentorship of skilled operators.
Each of the CraneSafe Certificates is matched to a BC Apprenticeship Qualification (ticket) for the same crane type.
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Challenging the qualification
If you feel that you already have the skills to justify being awarded the qualification, you need to complete a Challenge Application form available from the ITA website. → www.itabc.ca
The challenge process requires you to successfully complete a CraneSafe Certification assessment and write the ITA Challenge exam.
TOWER Crane Operators
All Tower Crane operators must challenge the Tower Crane qualification as there is no Incumbent status for tower crane operators in BC (by industry request).
Tower Crane operators must have a minimum of 1,024 hours of experience documented in their log book. 500 of these hours must be rigging time.
INCUMBENT Crane Operators
The deadline for Incumbent operators to retain their status was 31 October 2009. As of 1 November 2009, all incumbents who were not certified or did not book their assessment appointment lost their incumbent status.
In British Columbia, if you registered with the BC Association for Crane Safety (BCACS) as a crane operator before July 1st 2007 then you were considered an incumbent crane operator by WorkSafeBC. Incumbent operators were required to be assessed by Fulford CraneSafe and, once certified, had met their obligation under Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulations in BC to operate mobile hoisting equipment. Incumbent operators were also able to challenge for the ITA qualification (in addition to the CraneSafe Certificate) should they wish to.
Contact Fulford CraneSafe
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