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Operating engineers push for state hoisting machinery board to tighten crane operator licensing
Summary
Union leaders and business representatives told the committee HB2664/SB1736 would improve public safety by creating a governor‑appointed hoisting machinery board to set training, licensing and experience standards for operators of large cranes and heavy equipment.
Representatives of operating engineers and heavy‑equipment unions urged the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish a state board to regulate licensing and standards for hoisting machinery operators. "We're in strong support of HB2664 and SB1736 in this enact establishing a board of hoisting machinery," said Chris Carey, vice president of Operating Engineers Local 4. Testimony described current licensing as limited to a Department of…
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