Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board

The Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board advises the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations on the licensing requirements and standards for operators of cranes, derricks, hoists, and related equipment in Hawaii. It reviews training, examination, and certification standards and provides industry expertise to ensure that licensing requirements reflect current safety practices. The board helps protect construction workers and the public from crane and hoisting equipment accidents.

Crane and hoisting machine accidents can have catastrophic consequences for construction workers and bystanders, and proper operator licensing is a critical safety safeguard. Construction industry employers and workers have a stake in the training and certification standards this board helps set.