NAC618.407. Provisional certificate: Issuance; requirements; expiration; renewal; maintenance.

     1. An employer may issue a provisional certificate to operate a mobile crane or a tower crane to a person who is not certified as a crane operator if the employer verifies that the person meets the physical requirements of trainees established by the applicable standards adopted by reference pursuant to NAC 618.358.

     2. A provisional certificate must:

     (a) Be issued on a form approved by the Division; and

     (b) Include the type of mobile crane or tower crane the trainee is provisionally certified to operate.

     3. A provisional certificate expires:

     (a) When the trainee obtains certification as a crane operator pursuant to this chapter and chapter 618 of NRS; or

     (b) Five years after the date of issuance,

Ê whichever occurs first.

     4. A provisional certificate may be renewed as many times as necessary if the trainee continues to meet the physical requirements of trainees established by the applicable standards adopted by reference pursuant to NAC 618.358.

     5. A trainee shall maintain his or her provisional certificate and provide a copy to the Division upon request.

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