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New Certification & License Requirements for the Operation of a Fixed (non-rotating) Telehandler  – NYC Buildings – Service Notice


Date: September 12, 2024

Recent rule changes effect the operation of fixed (non-rotating) telehandlers. 

Certified Operator Required 

Beginning November 7, 2024, the operator of a fixed telehandler must possess a NCCCO certification for the operation of a telehandler when the fixed telehandler is: 

  1. Used to move a suspended load; or 
  2. Configured with a hook attachment, jib attachment, concrete bucket attachment, or a vacuum or magnetic lifting attachment. 

Licensed Operator Required 

When a fixed telehandler is equipped with a hoisting mechanism (that is, a hoist drum and rope reeving system used for lifting and lowering loads), the operator must be licensed as a New York City Class A, Class B, Class C (formally C-1), Limited Boom Truck (formally C-2), or Limited Telehandler Hosting Machine Operator. 

When the boom of the fixed telehandler – including jibs and other extensions to the boom – exceeds 200 ft in length, or when the manufacturer’s rated capacity of the fixed telehandler exceeds 50 tons, the operator must be licensed as a New York City Class A or Class B Hosting Machine Operator. Beginning November 7, 2024, this provision will apply regardless of if the fixed telehandler is equipped with a hoisting mechanism or not. 

Exemptions 

Even when a fixed telehandler is configured or operated in such a way that it meets one of the certification or licensing requirements above, a NCCCO certification or HMO license is not required for: 

  • Work that occurs in an industrial or commercial plant or yard, or on a ship or barge. 
  • Excavation equipment, high reach demolition equipment, tree trimming equipment, and aerial work platforms – this includes fixed telehandlers when configured as an excavator, demolition grappler, tree trimmer, or aerial work platform. 
  • Fixed telehandlers that have a manufacturer’s rated capacity of 1 ton or less. 

See NYC Administrative Code §28-405.1, NYC Building Code Sections 3316.1 and 3319.1 and 1 RCNY 3319-01(i)(1) for exemption details. The above-mentioned exemptions will only apply when the device and operation complies with all the parameters of the exemption. 

Forks 

The lifting of loads on the forks of a fixed telehandler does not require the operator to possess a NCCCO certification or HMO license, provided: 

  1. The boom of the fixed telehandler, including jibs and attachments, does not exceed 200 ft in length; and 
  2. The manufacturer’s rated capacity of the fixed telehandler does not exceed 50 tons; and 
  3. The fixed telehandler is not equipped with a hoisting mechanism; and 
  4. The load is not suspended from the telehandler. See the service notice regarding the prohibition against lifting loads suspended from a fork

For more information, please review the recent amendments to 1 RCNY 104-09 of the Rules of the City of New York.