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Mobile Crane hits wires, catches on fire.
Mobile crane hits wire, catches fire in 4700 block SW Andover; no one hurt.
Calls made for national skills test for crane operators
An industry committee led by Vancouver-based Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table wants to create a national standardized demonstration of skills test (DOST) for mobile crane operators.
Crane Institute of America offers new crane and rigging training courses for all skill level
HSE Safety Alert – Tower Crane Slew Brake.
Ongoing HSE investigations into incidents involving the collapse of tower crane jibs has highlighted the importance of maintaining and inspecting tower crane slew brake release mechanisms.
Coalition Wants OSHA to Revise Operator Certification Requirements
Ten construction industry organizations today launched the Coalition for Crane Operator Safety (CCOS), a group dedicated to the swift revision and finalization of the crane operator certification requirements within the OSHA Cranes & Derricks in Construction rule.
Bigfoot Crane Co. Acquires Eagle West Cranes & Equipment
Bigfoot Crane Company Inc., Abbotsford, British Columbia, reports it has acquired Eagle West Cranes & Equipment Inc. This is a separate company and acquisition from East West Truck & Crane Inc., which was purchased by TNT Crane & Rigging in August.
Power to the small town of Pfalzdorf, Germany was cut when a loader crane struck an overhead power line.
Tree work takes another crane
Here is another example of a crane overturning while helping remove a tree, this time in Largo, Florida, on Sunday.
Workers occupy construction crane in protest
Two workers at a building site in Lucan Co Dublin have occupied a tower crane overnight, in protest at pay and conditions.