New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 121 - LICENSING OF CRANE OPERATORS
Subchapter 2 - DEFINITIONS
Section 12:121-2.1 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Act" means the Licensing of Crane Operators Act, 45:26-1 et seq.
"Applicant" means any person seeking to obtain a New Jersey license to operate cranes as defined in this subchapter.
"Approved" means approved by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development or his or her designee.
"ASME B30.5" means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers B30.5.
"Board" means the Crane Operators License Advisory Board.
"Certification" means certification from the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO or CCO) or any other organization found by the Board to offer an equivalent testing and certification program meeting the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME B30.5 and the accreditation requirements of the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
"Commissioner" means the New Jersey Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development or his or her designee.
"Crane" means a power-operated hoisting machine that has a power-operated winch, load line and boom moving laterally by the rotation of the machine on a carrier, and having a manufacturer-rated capacity of 10 tons or more and is used in construction, demolition and excavation work. In addition, the following should apply:
1. "Lattice boom truck crane" or "LBT" means a crane consisting of a superstructure mounted on an automotive truck as its base and its means of travel.
2. "Lattice boom crawler crane" or "LBC" means a crane consisting of a superstructure mounted on a base with crawler treads as a means for travel.
3. "Small telescoping boom crane" or "TSS" means a crane, with extendable and retractable boom mounted on an automotive truck as its base and as its means of travel, and with a manufacturers load rating of less than 17.5 tons.
4. "Large telescoping boom crane" or "TLL" means a crane, with extendable and retractable boom mounted on an automotive truck as its base and as its means of travel, and with a manufacturers load rating of 17.5 tons or more.
"Crane operator" means an individual engaged in the operation of a crane.
"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
"Employee" means:
1. Any person, including supervisory personnel, suffered or permitted to work by an employer; or
2. A member of either a board, corporation, partnership, proprietorship, joint venture, fund, authority, or similar entity directly performing crane work.
"Employer" means a body, board, person, corporation, partnership, proprietorship, joint venture, fund, authority, or similar entity employing, permitting or suffering another to work, or directly performing crane work. In the case of a corporation, the officers of the corporation, and any agents having the management of the corporation, shall be deemed to be the employers of the employees of the corporation for the purposes of the Act and this chapter. This term shall apply to private employers, to the State and its political subdivisions and any boards, commissions, schools, institutions, or authorities created or recognized thereby. This term also includes contractors and subcontractors or any entity providing a crane rental service.
"Inspect" means to require the production of the New Jersey Crane Operator's License and supporting credentials upon which issuance of the license is premised for purposes of review by the Commissioner or his or her designees.
"License" means a certificate issued by the Commissioner, documenting acceptance by the Commissioner, of a person as competent to operate a crane as defined by this subchapter.
"NCCA" means the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.
"NCCCO" or "CCO" means the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators.
"Ton" means 2,000 pounds as defined in U.S. Standard of Measurement.
