Vision & Mandate

Safe and competent crane, hoisting, and rigging operations throughout British Columbia.

To engage with our stakeholders concerned with cranes, hoists and rigging, including employers and workers, across multiple sectors to support safe crane and hoisting operations in British Columbia.

Our values are leadership, stewardship, transparency, partnership, and professionalism.

Maintain the integrity, validity and reliability of crane operator certification and licensing within British Columbia.

Reliability

• Quality control & quality assurance activities
• Stakeholder engagement

Integrity

• Compliance with privacy requirements and similar legislation
• Review and revision to internal and external processes and systems
• Communication to employer & workers
• Ensuring accessible and accurate certification resources

Validity

• Research and development activities
• Content moderation and validation
• Site assessments

Collaborate with industry and other stakeholders to identify and promote industry practices that support safe and effective crane and hoisting operations in B.C.

Details

• Activities that support harmonization and labour mobility
• Engagement and industry representation with ISO
• Engagement and industry representation with Standards Council of Canada
• Engagement with industry representation with CSA
• Implementation of MOUs and Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs)
• Research (practices)
• Research (incidents & claims)
• Engagement with the Technical Advisory Committee

Advocate for standards, policies and regulations that support safe and effective crane operations in B.C. through stakeholder engagement and advisory groups.

Details

• Identification of current practices
• Identification of alternate practice
• Evaluation of industry practices
• Engagement with stakeholders:
  • Manufacturers
  • Owners/Employers
  • Operators
  • Regulator
• Identification or design of performance/ competency standards