How to Choose the Right Contractor School
Life is about choices – and so far, you’ve made some pretty good ones. You’ve chosen to work in the construction field, which employs over 110,000 people in Massachusetts. You’ve…
Information about obtaining and renewing a Massachusetts contractor’s license.
What Can You Do with Your Hoisting 1B License?
Having already addressed what can be done with Massachusetts 1A, 1C, and 1D Hoisting Licences, this article focuses on the remaining Class 1 license, the 1B. A 1B license holder…
What Can You Do with Your Hoisting 1C License?
If you are reading this article, you are probably exploring the idea of a career as a crane operator. If you have just begun your investigation, you have probably discovered…
What Can You Do with Your Hoisting 1D License?
There is no point pursuing a Hoisting 1D License in Massachusetts if you don’t know what that license permits you to do. The Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR) offers a…
A Guide to the Massachusetts Hoisting License Courses 1A-1D
Introduction The Engineering Division of the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety (DPS) oversees the licensing applications and exams for more than 47,000 individual operators in the construction and engineering related…
Didn’t Get Your CSL Renewal Notice? Here’s What to Do
Don’t PANIC! If you are a pessimist, you expect things to go wrong. If you are an optimist, you might say, “Every day is a good day. Some are just…
Understanding Hoisting 1A: Special Requirements for Cranes, Derricks, Forklifts, and Suspended Personnel Platforms
Continuing through this series of “What You Need to Know When Getting Your Hoisting 1A,” readers will become more aware that the overarching issue for securing a Massachusetts-issued Hoisting License…
Knowledge & Experience: How Much is Necessary for Construction Supervisors?
That phrase used to be the common enigma faced by many men and women choosing a career or hunting a job. “How can I have experience if I can’t get…
How Much Does It Cost to Get a Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License?
That’s an interesting question – and one that should be asked and answered. A quick response is “less than a ticket, a beer, and a hot dog for yourself and…
How to Get Your Construction License Fast
A Look at Life Wanting to get a construction license in Massachusetts is no different that wanting to get anything else. We want what we want right now, but the…