Chapter Three
"New rules will make industrial cranes safer," The Vancouver Sun, D1 Business BC, Fri Jan 12 07
Begin a crane worker is supposedly one of the most dangerous jobs available in the industrial sector. This is because improper or uneducated use of a crane can often lead to the crane coming into contact with high voltage wires, which will cause hazardous electricity jolts. Also, a certain degree of knowledge must be obtained before one can operated a crane safely, such as the the maximum capacity of the crane as well as proper rigging. That's why labor Minister Olga Ilich will make an announcement today at Prince George regarding how crane operators will now be required to have a certification that will cost about $300 each (which will be paid for by the industry) by Dec 31, 07. This will not only cause a new career path in BC but will also boost the wages of crane operators to somewhere between $40-$60 an hour.
It has also been mentioned in the article that because of goverment enacting this new certification for crane operators will cause many positive third party effects aside from the increased wage. For examples, injuries and accidents resulting from cranes should be drastically reduced because operators are now properly trained. This not only applies to other employees required to work around cranes (including the crane operator) but to the general public who happens to have the disadvantage of living close to a construction site, who are also at risk if an improperly loaded cranes tips over or if debris falls from the crane. Also, this new qualification will most likely increase the number of crane operator avaliable (since there is a shortage) as well as ensures employers that the people they employ have been properly trained and are capable of doing their job more efficiently, safely.
As we can see government involvement in the labour market is necessary not only to ensure fair working conditions, proper pay and enviromental concerns. It also, ensures the safely of the general population. Making crane operation get certified will also cause employer to hire certified crane operations, which they will have to pay more in wages for. However, this will cause the overall safety around and in construction sites to increase. Therefore, I think that goverment should be involved in the labour market so employers, who want the largest profit margin, don't undertrain their employees. This is because undertrained employees working around dangerous machines causes many otherwise preventable accidents which may include death.
I cannot see any negative third party effects resulting from this new certification if the operation of a crane is really that dangerous. Considering that cranes are used in the Lower Mainland by almost every industry I think that it is vitally important that all operators should be certified. In addition if anyones present crane operators loose their jobs because of this new certification then they shouldn't be using a crane in the first place.
"New rules will make industrial cranes safer," The Vancouver Sun, D1 Business BC, Fri Jan 12 07
Begin a crane worker is supposedly one of the most dangerous jobs available in the industrial sector. This is because improper or uneducated use of a crane can often lead to the crane coming into contact with high voltage wires, which will cause hazardous electricity jolts. Also, a certain degree of knowledge must be obtained before one can operated a crane safely, such as the the maximum capacity of the crane as well as proper rigging. That's why labor Minister Olga Ilich will make an announcement today at Prince George regarding how crane operators will now be required to have a certification that will cost about $300 each (which will be paid for by the industry) by Dec 31, 07. This will not only cause a new career path in BC but will also boost the wages of crane operators to somewhere between $40-$60 an hour.
It has also been mentioned in the article that because of goverment enacting this new certification for crane operators will cause many positive third party effects aside from the increased wage. For examples, injuries and accidents resulting from cranes should be drastically reduced because operators are now properly trained. This not only applies to other employees required to work around cranes (including the crane operator) but to the general public who happens to have the disadvantage of living close to a construction site, who are also at risk if an improperly loaded cranes tips over or if debris falls from the crane. Also, this new qualification will most likely increase the number of crane operator avaliable (since there is a shortage) as well as ensures employers that the people they employ have been properly trained and are capable of doing their job more efficiently, safely.
As we can see government involvement in the labour market is necessary not only to ensure fair working conditions, proper pay and enviromental concerns. It also, ensures the safely of the general population. Making crane operation get certified will also cause employer to hire certified crane operations, which they will have to pay more in wages for. However, this will cause the overall safety around and in construction sites to increase. Therefore, I think that goverment should be involved in the labour market so employers, who want the largest profit margin, don't undertrain their employees. This is because undertrained employees working around dangerous machines causes many otherwise preventable accidents which may include death.
I cannot see any negative third party effects resulting from this new certification if the operation of a crane is really that dangerous. Considering that cranes are used in the Lower Mainland by almost every industry I think that it is vitally important that all operators should be certified. In addition if anyones present crane operators loose their jobs because of this new certification then they shouldn't be using a crane in the first place.
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