LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE -- Employers are free to apply for accreditation as crane operator certifiers and administer tests in languages other than English, Cal/OSH Standards Board said in denying two petitions seeking to drop a purported requirement in the General Industry Safety Orders for English-only crane operator exams.Nothing in GISO 5006.1 requires testing in English only, board staff noted, but the underlying rationale for such testing, based on a national consensus standard, is the need for operators to
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