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Hospital crane accident not first for crane company
Friday, 3 Feb, 2012 – 7:51 | No Comment
Hospital crane accident not first for crane company

We have new information about the company operating the crane that tipped over Wednesday at Deaconess Hospital. The crane was removing a cooling tower from the hospital roof when it tipped and slammed into some cars.

Abu Dhabi cracks down on crane safety
Thursday, 2 Feb, 2012 – 8:40 | No Comment
Abu Dhabi cracks down on crane safety

Abu Dhabi Municipality is stepping up its efforts to improve crane safety by calling on contracting companies and construction consultants to regularly check that the cranes and lifting equipment working on their sites is safe to use and has a third party test certificate – a requirement since the end of October.

Arnold Free, CMLabs COO, talks about crane simulators
Wednesday, 1 Feb, 2012 – 8:59 | No Comment
Arnold Free, CMLabs COO, talks about crane simulators

Crane simulators allow operators to experience a range of challenging conditions in one day that could take many years in the workplace. Euan Youdale talks to Arnold Free, CMLabs chief operating officer, about the simulator market

Tower crane prank proves fatal
Friday, 27 Jan, 2012 – 8:28 | No Comment
Tower crane prank proves fatal

A man in his 20s is dead this morning after he and a group of friends broke into a job site in Manly, Sydney, Australia just after midnight and climbed a 40 metre tower crane.

Boom truck overturns in New Hampshire
Thursday, 26 Jan, 2012 – 8:11 | One Comment
Boom truck overturns in New Hampshire

A boom truck crashed into the roof of a house in Concord New Hampshire yesterday as it attempted to lift parts of a tree from the rear garden.

Crawler crane closes road
Tuesday, 24 Jan, 2012 – 8:01 | One Comment
Crawler crane closes road

The boom of an overturned crawler crane has completely disrupted traffic on the A-50 in the Netherlands this evening.

One size outrigger mat
Monday, 23 Jan, 2012 – 8:10 | No Comment
One size outrigger mat

UK based outrigger mat specialist PL Crane Sales/Eco Lift has introduced a new outrigger mat for loader cranes, truck mounted lifts, spider lifts and cranes up to 7.5 tonnes Gross Vehicle Weight.

OSHA to Speak at MCM Crane Conference
Monday, 16 Jan, 2012 – 8:41 | No Comment
OSHA to Speak at MCM Crane Conference

MCM Events will welcome an OSHA representative to address delegates at its jointly-held Crane & Rigging Conference and Industrial Crane & Hoist Conference (CRC/ICHC), at the Hampton Inn Hotel & Suites New Orleans—Convention Center, New Orleans, La., 23-24 May, 2012.

Accident crane firm fined £40k by court
Thursday, 12 Jan, 2012 – 7:52 | No Comment
Accident crane firm fined £40k by court

A BURY firm has been fined £40,000 after a horrific crane accident left a man severely injured. David Collins is now a paraplegic after suffering serious injuries to his head, back and legs when metal tubes weighing as much as a transit van fell on top of him.

New wind turbine safety summit
Tuesday, 10 Jan, 2012 – 9:01 | No Comment
New wind turbine safety summit

A new one day conference and networking event has been announced for the wind turbine erection and transport industry. Safety Issues in Wind Turbine Installation and Transportation will be on 14 March 2012 in Hamburg, Germany