– It’s mid-June 2004. Do you know where your crane operator stands?

In a little less than a year, requirements for crane operator certification, affecting thousands of workers in California, take effect. But to date it appears that only a fraction of them have been certified, leading to concern within the occupational safety and health community that employers will be caught short when the June 1, 2005, deadline approaches."What we're hearing is that a lot of employers are waiting for a while," said Marti Stroup, manager of safety, health and regulatory