The BC Construction Safety Alliance says it's working overtime to certify concrete pump operators in the province. 

The Certified Concrete Pump Operator (CCPO) program aims for an accelerated schedule to process certification requests for a rush of applicants who want to remain compliant with WorkSafeBC's current regulations.

With certification due by Dec. 1, 2021, WorkSafeBC extended a two-year grace period before enforcement would begin. The last of the provisional certificates expired in November. To be compliant now, concrete pump operators must be fully CCPO-certified or work under the supervision of someone who is.

The BCCSA is confident that the majority of operators in the province have now been identified and certified, based on research on the number of pumps in circulation and other data. The number of CCPO certification requests "is expected to normalize by mid-2025," the safety alliance says.

CCPO currently employs six practical skills assessors, and has a committee of five to 10 people who oversee practical exams.

鈥淭o date, CCPO has processed 1,170 written exams and 742 practical exams,鈥� says Mike McKenna, executive director of BCCSA. 鈥淲e see CCPO as the little engine that could. It鈥檚 a robust program that has punched way above its weight in the number of certifications it鈥檚 completed over the short term.鈥�

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