Nccco Foundation Inc

Research - The Charity sponsors original research into safety and workforce matters affecting the crane and related industries. Examples of research studies conducted include: identification of common safety hazards in the crane industry, exploratory workforce research to understand several topics of interest, including the demographic makeup of load-handling employees, the state of the current recruitment pipeline, and how load-handling employees view their jobs and certification, the potential for virtual reality in certification testing; and the impact of OSHA's evaluation requirement on employers' efforts to qualify their crane operators.

Education - The Charity seeks to educate the industries it serves through educational programming. Examples include organizing the Annual Industry Forum on Personnel Qualifications; soliciting content for the tri-annual CONEXPO construction equipment education program; developing and hosting regular free educational webinars on workforce, safety, and research topics; and creating and maintaining the online directories of Accredited Certification Organizations and the Most Similar Certifications Directory.