2022 Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XX - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 146 - Inspection of Boilers, Air Tanks, Etc. Licenses of Engineers, Firemen, and Operators of Hoisting Machinery
Section 65 - Operators of Hoisting Machinery; Licenses; Application; Examination
[ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For text effective July 18, 2021, see below.]
Section 65. Whoever desires to act as an operator of hoisting machinery shall apply to the division of professional licensure for a license. If the criteria for licensure established by the commissioner of the division of professional licensure pursuant to section fifty-three are met by the applicant, such applicant shall be required to pass a written or practical examination, or both, in accordance with the standards set in regulations promulgated under the provisions of said section fifty-three. Any operator of hoisting machinery whose license is revoked, and any person who is penalized under the provisions of section fifty-four A, shall be required to pass both a written and practical examination before he may be issued a subsequent license. The passing of the applicable examination shall entitle the applicant to a license to operate hoisting machinery in the category or categories for which he has applied and been examined. Each license issued shall contain a photograph of the licensee.
Chapter 146: Section 65. Operators of hoisting machinery; licenses; application; examination
[ Text of section as amended by 2021, 39, Sec. 103 effective July 18, 2021. See 2021, 39, Sec. 128. For text effective until July 18, 2021, see above.]
Section 65. Whoever desires to act as an operator of hoisting machinery shall apply to the division of occupational licensure for a license. If the criteria for licensure established by the commissioner of the division of occupational licensure pursuant to section fifty-three are met by the applicant, such applicant shall be required to pass a written or practical examination, or both, in accordance with the standards set in regulations promulgated under the provisions of said section fifty-three. Any operator of hoisting machinery whose license is revoked, and any person who is penalized under the provisions of section fifty-four A, shall be required to pass both a written and practical examination before he may be issued a subsequent license. The passing of the applicable examination shall entitle the applicant to a license to operate hoisting machinery in the category or categories for which he has applied and been examined. Each license issued shall contain a photograph of the licensee.
