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February 1, 2024<\/em>\u2014A new Spanish Bilingual Committee has recently been established by CCO. This committee is responsible for ensuring that professional translations of all Spanish language CCO exams have been translated appropriately for Spanish speakers in the U.S.<\/p>\n

CCO currently offers Spanish-language written exams for the Mobile Crane Operator and Articulating Crane Operator certification programs to help stakeholders comply with OSHA regulations and ASME standards. The Spanish-language CCO exams are direct translations of the English-language exams, based on identical content outlines, and containing the same number of questions. All exam parameters are the same as the English-language exams, including length of time permitted and passing score required.<\/p>\n

As there are many dialects of Spanish, a frequent comment CCO has received about these exams is that they use \u201cSpain\u201d Spanish, not Latin American Spanish; so, to accommodate more operators in the U.S., CCO will be using Latin American Spanish moving forward.<\/p>\n

Committee members were chosen based on their ability to fluently communicate in Spanish and their experience working in or around load-handling equipment.<\/p>\n

Inaugural Spanish Bilingual Committee members:<\/p>\n

Gonzalo Lopez
\n<\/strong>Chair
\n<\/em>PBF Energy Martinez Refinery<\/p>\n

John Ciccone
\n<\/strong>J.L Marshall & Sons<\/p>\n

Obed De Alba
\n<\/strong>Tadano America Corporation<\/p>\n

Jorge De La Torre
\n<\/strong>McCownGordan Construction Company<\/p>\n

Ann Marie Garbiso
\n<\/strong>ABC Supply Company<\/p>\n

Bobby Maestre
\n<\/strong>ABC Supply<\/p>\n

Salvador Marroquin
\n<\/strong>Midwest Drywall Co., Inc.<\/p>\n

Horacio Ortiz
\n<\/strong>Zitting Commercial Framing<\/p>\n

Jeffrey Palacios
\n<\/strong>CICB<\/p>\n

Oswaldo Patino<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrea Vera
\n<\/strong>Smartlift LLC<\/p>\n

Jorge Vial-Undurraga
\n<\/strong>Vial Equipment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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