Crane Inspection & Crane & Rigging Training Courses

Colorado Crane Operator School provides crane and rigging training courses that meet OSHA and NCCCO requirements, so students can obtain Crane Operator and Rigger & Signalperson Certification. We provide all our services at our location, near Denver, CO or we can travel nationwide.

Colorado Crane Operator School provides crane and rigging inspections through its subdivision, Crane & Rigging Consultants. Crane & Rigging Consultants provides Annual, Post Assembly, and Accident/Incident Inspections and Investigations. Our inspections meet the requirement criteria outlined in OSHA Subpart CC – Crane Standard and ASME B30.5, Mobile cranes, and ASME B 30.3, Tower Cranes.

Our consultants are NCCCO Certified Inspectors and provide inspections and investigations for operating, rigging, and investigating crane mishaps up to OSHA standards. Our consultants have worked in the crane industry for more than 50 years combined, keeping your cranes upright, operational, and safe since 1990.

Written safety policies create consistency, but they can't anticipate every condition on a construction site. Learn why developing supervisors to exercise sound judgment is essential when written procedures reach their practical limits.

Thinking about becoming a construction safety professional? Learn why the profession requires far more than OSHA knowledge. Discover how leadership, communication, and workforce development separate exceptional safety professionals from those who simply enforce compliance.

Construction safety inspections only create value when the information they provide is accurate. Yet every safety professional eventually faces pressure to soften findings, raise scores, or leave hazards off a report because they'll be "fixed right away." While those requests may seem harmless, they undermine the credibility of the inspection and the decisions leaders make from it. This article explores why integrity is the foundation of every effective construction safety inspection, why honest reporting builds long-term trust, and how accurate inspections help owners, superintendents, and safety professionals make better decisions. The goal of a safety inspection isn't to produce high scores—it's to produce reliable information that improves leadership, develops the workforce, and ultimately creates safer jobsites.