About Eckstine & Associates, Inc.

Our principal consultant is Mr. Dennis W. Eckstine. His experience alone totals more than 35 years in litigation support and equipment safety. Through his active involvement in current standards committees and his engineering and product safety experience at Grove Worldwide™, he brings a solid scientific and practical background to his clients.

He is currently a member of numerous committees within the organizations of the American National Standards Institute™, Society of Automotive Engineers™, ISO, and National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators™. Mr. Eckstine was the founding international chairman of ISO/TC 214 for elevating work platforms and is the international chairman of ISO/TC 96 SC 6 for Mobile Cranes.

Selected Professional Experience:

• Member of B30 Main Committee; B30.5 Subcommittee - Mobile & Locomotive Cranes; B30.26 Subcommittee - Rigging Hardware
• Member of Workgroup N for the Advisory Committee for Construction Safety & Health
• Founding International Chairman of ISO Technical Committee 214 (Elevating Work Platforms)
• International Chairman of ISO Technical Committee 96 (Cranes), SC6 Mobile Cranes, & SC8 Gib (Fixed Boom) Cranes
• Delegate Representing the United States for More Than 10 Years on Various ISO Subcommittees
• Chairman of U.S. Technical Advisory Group for ISO TC 96 Subcommittee 2 - Terminology (Cranes)
• Commissioner for National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (CCO)
• CCO Certified Crane Operator
• Member of ANSI/SIA A92 Main Committee and Various Subcommittee - Aerial Work Platforms
• Representative on ANSI/ASSE A10 Main Committee - Construction and Demolition Operations
• Instructor for All Platform Types for Powered Access License from Aerial Work Platform Training, Inc. (an IPAF Company)

Selected Professional Memberships:

• American Work Platform Training (AWPT)
• Construction Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers
• Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA)
• Society of Automotive Engineers International
• Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
• American Society of Safety Engineers
• International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
• National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO)
• SAE Subcommittee 31/Crane & Lifting Devices

• ISO/TC 96 and Subcommittees
• ISO/TC 214
• ANSI/SIA A92 Main Committee
• ANSI/ASME B30 Main, B30.5, & B30.28 Subcommittees
• ANSI A92.6 Subcommittee for Self-Propelled Aerial Work Platforms
• ANSI A92.5 Subcommittee for Self-Propelled Aerial Work Platforms
• Canadian Standards Association Z150 Mobil Cranes (Associate Member)
• Canadian Standards Association B354 Elevating Work Platforms

Eckstine & Associates, Inc. fully endorses the national certification program offered by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) and will prepare candidates for the CCO tests.