Crane certification requirements by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration will take effect November 10, but crane operators will only have to be certified by crane type – not rated lifting capacity.
OSHA released guidance on its crane rules November 5, indicating that its final rule will not take effect before November 10, when enforcement of the existing certification requirements begins. The final rule removes a provision in the existing rules that requires operators to be certified by both crane type and capacity. For that reason, OSHA released the guidance to clear up confusion during the interim between the existing requirements’ taking effect and the new rule’s effective date.
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When Ford changed the engine on its revamped 2017 model of F-150 Raptor trucks, fans raised quite a fuss. But the Blue Oval stuck with the EcoBoost V6 and that was the end of the discussion.
But for diehard fans who want the growl and thunder of a true V8, there is John Hennessy, founder and CEO of Hennessey Performance, who is doing a brisk business of stuffing Ford 5.0-liter V8 Coyote engines in this popular truck. Hennessey calls this more powerful version of Ford’s rugged off-roader the VelociRaptor V8.
