Ernie Pierini

Following the opening of four learning centers in 2011, Rigging Institute, Knoxville, Tenn., has partnered with more than a dozen rigging shops, rigging gear suppliers, and manufacturers across the country in 2012.

The 20 tonne Franna crane, belonging to Glendenning-based crane rental company Borger Cranes, was travelling down the F3 freeway at 7.30am when its boom struck the bridge.

Bishop Lifting Products (BLP), Houston, Texas, is now printing QR codes on its synthetic sling tags. The QR code is a 2-D barcode that can be scanned by a smart phone’s camera.

Manlift Middle East held an on-site safety awareness day for the contractors and sub-contractors working on a major hotel project in Abu Dhabi, this weekend.

The findings from an investigation into a serious crane and working at height incident at the Kvaerner offshore yard in Verdal, Norway last month has been published.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined a New Hampshire construction company $167,000, attributing the proposed fines to safety violation standards which resulted in a worker falling to his death from scaffolding.

Liebherr Nenzing Crane Co., Ehingen, Germany, has introduced an auxiliary power unit (APU) on all its LR series lift cranes to power the air conditioning. The APU allows the operator to turn off the engine while staying cool, and saves the crane owner on fuel, service costs and residual value.

Operators of the Comansa crane being used on the La Pepa bridge construction in Cadiz Spain have easy and safe access to their cab via a Geda 2 PK crane-operator lift.

A Rough Terrain crane fell into a river from a temporary bridge in Osaka, Japan, killing the operator yesterday.

Word is coming in of brand new 250 tonne All Terrain crane being dropped during unloading at a port in Uruguay.