Frequently Asked Questions

If you need help registering for an open enrollment course, please email registration@overtonsafety.com or call our main office at (866) 531-0403.

If you need help registering for a National Certification preparatory course or CCO exams, please call John Kirk at (866) 531-0403.

If you wish to get pricing for or schedule a class at your facility, please call Cody Fischer for a free quote at (866) 531-0403 or submit an onsite quote request here. Onsite training is recommended for groups of 6 or more End User/Operators or for multiple trainer students.

Our Instructors travel all over North America to provide onsite training at customers’ locations. If you wish to get information for or schedule a class at your facility, please call Cody Fischer at (866) 531-0403 or submit a free onsite quote request here. Onsite training is recommended for groups of 6 or more End User/Operators or for multiple trainer students.

Our open enrollment classes are offered throughout the Western United States at our various partners’ sites. All open enrollment locations and classes are listed on our training calendar.

Please call our National Certification Coordinator John Kirk at (866) 531-0403 for information on and locations for our upcoming Preparatory Courses and CCO National Certification Exams.

Our headquarters are located in Hillsboro, Oregon. If you need to reach our office, please submit a contact request or call (866) 531-0403.

Our mailing address is: 1623 SE Enterprise Circle, Hillsboro, OR 97123.

Course lengths vary from a half day to 5 days, based on a variety of factors including the equipment, how many students are in the class, and what tier of training is being performed.

Please feel free to call our main office for information about any of our training courses at (866) 531-0403 or visit the detailed webpages for an open enrollment training course that includes a summary of the course, location, time, fees, and registration options. To get to these detailed descriptions, you have to first select a class from our training calendar. Once you have clicked on your selected class, you will be taken to its detailed webpage with all of the above information.

Please call our National Certification Coordinator, John Kirk, at (866) 531-0403 for information on our Preparatory Courses and CCO National Certification Exams.

If you wish to get information for or schedule a class at your facility, please call our Client Manager, Cody Fischer, at (866) 531-0403 or submit an onsite quote request here. Onsite training is recommended for groups of 6 or more End User/Operators or for multiple trainer students.

The cost varies based on a variety of factors including the equipment, how many employees your company needs trained, and where the class is being held.

Please feel free to call our main office for information about any of our training courses at (866) 531-0403 or visit the detailed webpages for an open enrollment training course that includes a summary of the course, location, time, fees, and registration options. To get to these detailed descriptions, you have to first select a class from our training calendar. Once you have clicked on your selected class, you will be taken to its detailed webpage with all of the above information.

Please call our National Certification Coordinator, John Kirk, at (866) 531-0403 for information on our Preparatory Courses and CCO National Certification Exams.

If you wish to get pricing for or schedule a class at your facility, please call our Client Manager, Cody Fischer, for a free quote at (866) 531-0403 or submit an onsite quote request here. Onsite training is recommended for groups of 6 or more End User/Operators or for multiple trainer students.

We offer a variety of services and courses to fit the needs of our clients and hoisting and lifting professionals for regulatory compliance. This includes both end-user/operator and in-house train the trainer options. These courses can be provided either onsite at the clients’ location (some attendance minimums apply) or attend any of our 400+ open enrollment courses scheduled at various cities and states throughout the year.

Training and Qualification Courses

For hoisting and lifting professionals requiring classroom instruction, written knowledge check or verification, and practical evaluations we offer training and qualification courses. Courses include: Forklifts, Mobile Elevated Work Platforms, Backhoes & Loaders, Rigging & Signaling, Articulating & Sheetrock Loader Cranes, General Industry Mobile Crane, General Industry Overhead Crane & Rigging, Pedestal & Portal Cranes, Fall Protection, Confined Space and more. Please view our complete list of programs here.

Preparatory Courses and CCO National Certification Exams

For hoisting and lifting professionals requiring CCO National Certification, we offer preparatory training courses and the applicable CCO National Certification Written and Practical Exams. Courses include: Mobile Telescopic Cranes (TSS/TLL/BTF), Lattice Boom Cranes (LBC/LBT), Service Truck Cranes (STC), Digger Derrick Cranes (DDO), Overhead Cranes (OVR), Articulating Boom Cranes (ABC/ABL/ABW), Tower Cranes (TWR), and more. Please view our complete list of programs here.

Federal OSHA 29CFR§1926.1400 subpart CC requires National Certification of crane operators from one of the accredited certifying agencies. We are affiliated with and support the CCO National Certification Exams for Crane Operators. CCO is the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators.

National Certification will require:

• Passing a National Certification written exam on the crane classification you wish to be certified for
• Passing a National Certification practical exam on the crane classification you wish to be certified for

Certification is valid for 5 years. The certifying entity will issue a certified operator photo ID identifying you and the classifications of cranes you are certified to operate.

National Re-certification will require:

• Re-certification within the last 12 months of your 5 year certification period
• Passing a National Re-certification written exam on the crane classification you wish to be re-certified for
• Passing a National Certification practical exam on the crane classification you wish to be re-certified for
  • If you have 1000 hours of crane related experience in the past 5 years, you are not required to take the practical exam

To view a list and schedule of our Preparatory courses and CCO National Certification exams, see our Certification Courses & CCO Exams page.

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (CCO) offers National Certification for the following crane classifications:

• TLL (Swing Station Telescopic Mobile Cranes)*
• TSS (Fixed Station Telescopic Mobile Cranes)*
• BTF (Boom Truck Fixed Station Telescopic Mobile Cranes)*
• LBC (Lattice Boom Crawler Mobile Cranes)*
• LBT (Lattice Boom Truck Mobile Cranes)*
• DDO (Digger Derrick Cranes)
• STC (Service Truck Cranes)
• TWR (Tower Cranes)
• OVR (Overhead Cranes)
• ABC (Articulating Boom Cranes)
• ABL (Articulating Boom Loaders)
• ABW (Articulating Boom Winches)

*also requires Mobile Crane Core Written Exam

We offer preparatory training courses and CCO exams for all of these crane classifications. To view a list and schedule of our Preparatory courses and CCO National Certification exams, see our Certification Courses & CCO Exams page.

We offer preparatory training courses/workshops both onsite at clients’ locations (class minimums apply) and through open enrollment options held in various cities.

These workshops are designed to assist in preparing candidates to take the applicable CCO National Certification Written Exam(s) and include:

• Professional comprehensive student workbooks
• Multiple Knowledge Check Practice Quizzes
• Classroom Preparatory Instruction from one of our professional Instructors/Examiners who are all CCO Nationally Certified Crane Operators and Accredited Practical Proctors
• CCO National Certification Written Exams
• CCO National Certification Practice Exams

To view a list and schedule of our Preparatory courses and CCO National Certification exams, see our Certification Courses & CCO Exams page.

Since 1991, we have assisted employers in the hoisting and lifting industry in accomplishing their safety training goals. Since 2006, we have been providing employers and individual candidates with options and services to also achieve their CCO National Certification goals. We offer our clients a complete and full service experience including: scheduling, site applications, candidate applications, pre-payment of testing fees, test courses, test weights, industry leading preparatory training programs and materials, a professional instruction and training staff, and all CCO written and practical exams.

•  Reputation
  • Nationally recognized as one of the premier hoisting and lifting safety training companies in the country
  • Standing members on CCO Articulating Crane Committee and Digger Derrick Committee
  • Past Chairman of the Board, Board of Directors, and Past President of the Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals (ACRP)
  • Multiple active members in the Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals (ACRP)
  • Recognized for exceeding client expectations
• Size
  • Largest provider of CCO Articulating Crane National Certification Exams in the country
  • One of the largest providers of CCO Crane National Certification Exams in the country
  • Provide professional preparatory training programs, services, and CCO National Certification Exams for all crane classifications offered by CCO
• Instructors/Examiners
  • One of the largest full time training staffs in the country, 14 full time instructors/examiners on staff who are all CCO Certified Crane Operators and Accredited Practical Proctors
• Curriculum
  • Internally designed and developed, we offer industry leading professional training programs and materials to assist our clients in accomplishing their safety training and National Certification goals
  • We offer over 20 hoisting and lifting training programs to meet our clients’ needs
  • To control quality and costs, we own our own commercial digital printing operation and machines and print all our materials in house
• Office Staff/Process
  • To assist our clients, we have 10 full time office personnel at our company headquarters
  • Our full time CCO Coordinator handles all applications (site and candidate) and all CCO class and exam logistics to make the entire process as seamless and simple as possible for our clients
  • Unlike our competition, we handle the entire CCO application and testing fee process for the client
• Onsite and Open Enrollment options
  • With our professional training staff and programs, we can deliver our preparatory training courses and CCO Certification exams at your location for your employees (certain minimums apply). We can provide test courses and test weights with onsite preparatory programs and CCO testing upon request.
  • We offer open enrollment options in various cities for many of the CCO Crane Classifications for clients with smaller numbers of candidates and/or individuals looking to achieve National Certification
• Results
  • Our professional preparatory training programs, materials, and instructors provide employers and individual candidates with the best opportunity to achieve their overall goal of passing the CCO National Certification written exams. We have consistently provided results that exceed our clients’ expectations.