{"id":"7440c683-4fe8-4e8d-ac3a-4019b6d69086","task":"Confirm a crane operator meets OSHA's certification and evaluation requirements under 1926.1427 before operating on a steel erection project","domain":"osha.gov","steps":["Verify the operator holds certification via one of the permitted routes: an accredited independent testing organization, an employer's independently audited program, U.S. military qualification, or applicable state/local licensing, per 1926.1427(b).","Confirm the certificate documents the specific type and capacity of equipment the operator is certified on, and that the certificate is within its 5-year validity period.","Confirm the employer has also conducted its own evaluation of the operator's ability to operate the specific equipment assigned, since certification alone does not satisfy the employer's separate evaluation duty.","Verify certification/licensing costs were not passed on to the employee.","Check whether the equipment falls under the exception for derricks, sideboom cranes, or equipment rated at 2,000 lbs or less, which is excluded from 1926.1427."],"gotchas":["Certification and employer evaluation are two distinct, both-mandatory steps — a certified operator still needs a documented employer evaluation for the specific machine/site conditions before running it.","Confirm the testing organization's accreditation comes from a nationally recognized accrediting body; not every training-vendor 'certification' meets OSHA's accreditation criteria."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T17:28:16.688Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/7440c683-4fe8-4e8d-ac3a-4019b6d69086"}