Overview

A Connecticut Hoisting Equipment Operator License is required to operate hoisting equipment meeting all of the following criteria:

• Motorized equipment
• Used in construction, demolition or excavation work
• At a construction site of a project that:
  • Is other than residential structures of less than four stories
  • Has an estimated cost of more than $1,250,000
• With manufacturer’s rated lifting capacity exceeding 5 tons
• Manufacturer’s rated maximum reach in excess of 32 feet

If your equipment does not meet ALL of the above, it is not regulated by this department.

This is a two-year license.

All applicants are required to take and pass a written exam. The exam is given approximately every four to eight weeks. Exam dates and locations are notified by mail.