The Tower Crane and Self-Erect Tower Crane Site Binders are safe work practices and resources to assist you to demonstrate due diligence in keeping key records of your site-specific tower crane operations.
Additionally, these Tower Crane Site Binder templates will help you to comply with the Notice of Project – Tower Crane (NOP-TC) regulatory requirements.
The Tower Crane or Self-Erect Tower Crane Site Binder Document Checklist is a mandatory component when submitting a Notice of Project – Tower Crane (NOP-TC) to WorkSafeBC.
The templates are specifically designed to provide a clear and organized format with detailed table of contents and numbered items for tower and self-erect crane activities.
The included notes provide comprehensive explanations of the regulatory document requirements for each item.
The digital versions of the Occupational Health & Safety Regulation (OHSA) and Canadian Standard Association (CSA) information files include clickable online links to WorkSafeBC regulations, to help you ensure that your safety program complies with the necessary standards.
Submit a Notice of Project – Tower Crane
Your site-specific tower crane binder will assist you when you submit a Notice of Project – Tower Crane (NOP-TC).
Employers responsible for a crane activity (erecting, climbing, repositioning, or dismantling) at a workplace, as well as the owner or any person engaged by the owner to be the prime contractor, must ensure that a written NOP-TC is submitted to WorkSafeBC at least 2 weeks before the crane activity begins.
Additionally, a notice containing the required information must be posted at the workplace before the crane activity starts and remain posted for the duration of the activity in accordance with section 14.73.3 of the OHS Regulation.
Submissions of Notice of Project – Tower Crane (NOP-TC) are to be made to WorkSafeBC using their online submission form.
Details can be found on WorkSafeBC’s Submit a Notice of Project Form page.
When submitting a Submit a Notice of Project form, be sure to choose Tower Crane as the Project Type.
Helpful tooltips 
are available throughout the form to guide you through the process.
Provisional Tower Crane Operator Supervision Plan
For provisional (in-training) tower crane operators, employers are required to have a written supervision plan.
WorkSafeBC provides a supervision plan for tower crane operator training template to help you get started.
WorkSafeBC: Supervision Plan for Tower Crane Operator Training
WorkSafeBC: Evaluating the Competency Level of a Tower Crane Operator
