{"id":11404,"date":"2026-09-10T15:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ccocert.org\/?p=11404"},"modified":"2026-10-02T12:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:27:05","slug":"nccco-administers-one-millionth-cco-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccocert.org\/en\/nccco-administers-one-millionth-cco-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"NCCCO Administers One Millionth CCO Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>May 2016<\/em>\u2014A remarkable milestone was reached in April with the administration of the 1,000,000th CCO certification examination by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sheer number of written, practical and recertification exams taken by over 250,000 candidates in more than 24 different crane and crane-related exam categories over two decades is a remarkable testimony to the success of CCO certification in establishing itself as an effective mean of evaluating personnel competency,\u201d said NCCCO President Thom Sicklesteel. \u201cAnd in the process, we have provided employers with a powerful tool that has been proven to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities on construction sites across this nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was exactly 20 years ago to the month that the first CCO written test was administered, the realization of a dream formed almost a decade earlier in response to rising fatality rates on construction sites across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething had to be done,\u201d said NCCCO Vice President Kerry Hulse, \u201cand we \u2013 the industry \u2013 were convinced we were the most qualified to do it.\u201d Hulse, who served as chairman of the Certification Task Force established by the Specialized Carriers &amp; Rigging Association in 1987 to lead the ground- breaking initiative to develop a nationwide standard for the assessment of crane operator knowledge and skills, says the race was on at that time to prove to OSHA that the industry could take care of itself, if given the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey gave us that opportunity and we ran with it,\u201d he adds, noting that a mere three years after its launch, CCO certification was officially recognized by the very agency (OSHA) that had threatened to develop its own federal program.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"OtherCertifications0516\" alt=\"OtherCertifications0516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nccco.org\/images\/default-source\/newsitem's-images\/othercertifications0516.png?sfvrsn=f57efe0e_0\">The launch of the NCCCO program, supported from the start (as today) by the industry that continues to benefit from it, set the stage for a remarkable period in which certification emerged from the shadows to take its rightful place center stage in the challenge to mitigate risk on construction sites. \u201cIf you could take a pill that would help reduce your chance of a fatal illness by 80%, I think most people would take it,\u201d said NCCCO Chief Executive Officer Graham Brent. \u201cThat\u2019s what professionally developed and independently accredited certification has been proven to do for crane operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even though in recent years the programs offered by NCCCO have broadened in a manner and at a speed beyond the wildest dreams of NCCCO\u2019s founding fathers, mobile crane operator certification remains at NCCCO\u2019s core.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrograms have been added over the years in response to industry requests for certifications that will reap the same benefits for other types of equipment that we have seen with crane operations,\u201d said NCCCO President Thom Sicklesteel. \u201cBut one thing has never changed: NCCCO\u2019s vision of a safer workplace for all those whose job brings them into contact with cranes. 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