Utah Code § 58-55-504

Crane operators -- Required certification -- Penalty for violation
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(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Commercial construction projects" means construction, alteration, repair, demolition, or
excavation projects that do not involve:
(i) single family detached housing;
(ii) multifamily attached housing up to and including a fourplex; or
(iii) commercial construction of not more than two stories above ground.
(b)
(i) "Crane operator" means an individual engaged in operating a crane, which for purposes
of this section is a power-operated hoisting machine used in construction, demolition, or
excavation work that has a power-operated winch, load-line, and boom moving laterally by
the rotation of the machine on a carrier.
(ii) It does not include operating a fork lift, digger derrick truck, aircraft, bucket truck, knuckle
boom, side boom, mechanic's truck, or a vehicle or machine not using a power-operated
winch and load-line.
(2)
(a) In order to operate a crane on commercial construction projects, an individual shall be
certified as a crane operator by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane
Operators or any other organization determined by the division to offer an equivalent testing
and certification program that meets the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers ASME B 30.5 and the accreditation requirements of the National Commission for
Certifying Agencies.
(b) An individual who violates Subsection (2)(a) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(3) An individual engaged in construction or operation incidental to petroleum refining or electrical
utility construction or maintenance is exempt from the crane operator certification requirement
of Subsection (2)(a).

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