53 Years Incident-Free: Our Safety Credentials
General Crane has run cranes on Connecticut and Massachusetts job sites since 1972. In that time we have kept a record of 53 years incident-free. No dropped loads, no tip-overs, no line contacts. For a project manager who has to sign off on a lift, that record answers the only question that matters: can you do this job without putting my crew, my schedule, or my company at risk.
This page lays out exactly how we keep that record. If your general contractor’s safety rep asks for credentials during vendor onboarding, you can point them here.
Operator Certifications
Every operator we send to a site is NCCCO certified. NCCCO stands for the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators. It is the national standard, and it is what most general contractors require before a crane is allowed on their site.
Our operators bring more than paper. Together our crew holds over 100 years of combined seat time. They have set rooftop units in tight courtyards, landed steel on active sites, and worked around overhead wires on one-way Hartford streets. That kind of experience is what keeps a lift clean when conditions are not.
We follow OSHA rules on every job. Our team works to the same standards your GC’s safety plan is built on, so there are no surprises when we arrive.
Annual Third-Party Inspections
All of our cranes pass a HESCO inspection every year. HESCO is a third-party inspector, which means the check is done by an outside firm, not by us. This matters because a GC safety rep can reject a crane on arrival if its inspection has lapsed, and that costs you a half-day of crew labor standing around.
When you book with us, the crane that shows up has current paperwork. We can send the inspection records ahead of time so your safety file is complete before the truck rolls.
Fleet Safety Checks
A current annual inspection is the floor, not the ceiling. Before every lift, our operator runs a pre-lift inspection of the crane and the rigging. We check the load chart against the actual weight and reach of your lift, so the crane is never asked to do more than it is rated for. If the numbers do not work, we tell you before the job, not during it.
Every crane in our fleet is certified by a third party each year, and we keep our equipment maintained so it does not fail on your site.
Rigging, Signaling, and Testing
Safety is more than the crane. It is the people around it.
Our crews follow set signal-person protocols on every lift, so the operator and the ground crew are always reading the same plan. Our riggers hold current rigging certifications. And we run a drug and alcohol testing program for our operators, because the person at the controls has your whole crew’s safety in their hands.
If a young foreman signals a bad lift, our operator will stop and reset. We would rather lose ten minutes than make a mistake that follows everyone for years.
Insurance and Coverage
We carry workers compensation and general liability coverage on every job. If you need us on an active GC site, we can add your general contractor to our certificate of insurance as additional insured. That is the endorsement most sites require before a subcontractor’s crane is allowed on the property.
We turn COIs around fast. In most cases we can issue a certificate naming your GC as additional insured the same day you ask, so a paperwork gap never holds up your schedule. Tell us who needs to be named and how they want it worded, and we handle it.
Built on Accountability
General Crane is a family-owned company, founded in 1972 by a Navy veteran. That heritage still shapes how we work. The family name is on every job, which means every lift is personal. There is no shifting blame to a crew you will never see again.
Generations of family accountability are why we have held a clean record for 53 years. We treat your reputation the way we treat ours, because in this market the two are linked.
Need Our Safety File?
We can send our capability statement and safety sheet for your vendor records. It covers our certifications, insurance limits, and inspection history in one place, ready to drop into your onboarding file.
To learn more about how we work, read about General Crane and our crane rental services. You can also see the full list of our services.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is your HESCO inspection current? Yes. Every crane in our fleet passes a HESCO third-party inspection each year, and we can send the records before the job so your safety file is ready.
Are your operators NCCCO certified? Yes. Every operator we dispatch holds a current NCCCO certification, the national standard most general contractors require.
Can you issue a COI naming my GC as additional insured same-day? In most cases, yes. Tell us who needs to be named and how they want it worded, and we can usually turn the certificate around the same day.
What happens to the lift plan if conditions change onsite? Our operator stops and resets. If wind, access, or load weight changes, we re-check the load chart and adjust the plan before the lift goes up. We never push a lift that the numbers do not support.
Talk to Us
Call (860) 528-8252 to talk through your lift and get a firm quote. You can also request a quote online. We answer the phone, we send specs fast, and we back every job with a record 53 years in the making.
General Crane, 324 Governor St., East Hartford, CT 06108. (860) 528-8252.
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