Problem

In 2016, the City of Cincinnati introduced a proposed ordinance in its attempt to strengthen crane safety within the city limits. Two key aspects of the ordinance (limiting the age of cranes working within the city and imposing minimum insurance limits) would have serious impacts on SC&RA member companies operating in Cincinnati’s crane and rigging market.

These regulations would have also provided an unfair competitive advantage to larger companies, which could have prohibited smaller companies from bidding on jobs in Cincinnati.