NAC618.402. Certification required; responsibilities of employer of crane operator.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 618.410, a person shall obtain certification to operate a mobile crane or a tower crane, as applicable, before the person operates a mobile crane or a tower crane.

     2. An employer of an operator of a mobile crane or a tower crane shall ensure that the crane operator holds a certificate to operate a mobile crane or a tower crane issued by a certification program.

     3. An employer of a crane operator shall maintain copies of all certificates held by the crane operator at the main office of the employer or at the workplace of the crane operator.

     4. The copies of certificates required by subsection 3 must be maintained during the period of employment of the crane operator and for at least 3 years after the end of employment.

     5. An employer of a crane operator shall provide copies of the certificates described in subsection 3 that pertain to the crane operator to the Division upon request if the certificates are requested not more than 3 years after the end of employment of the crane operator.

     (Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R117-06, 11-13-2006, eff. 1-1-2007)