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CONSTRUCTION on the state’s biggest building site in 20 years is in turmoil after work was suspended following the third crane accident at the new Royal Adelaide Hospital in three weeks.

JCB and Hyundai have separately donated construction equipment to help with the recovery effort in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan.

Chinese heavy engineering company Taiyuan Heavy Industry (TYHI) unveiled its 500 tonne TZM500 All Terrain crane last month.

An interactive learning activity aimed at building annual events for the lifting and access engineering sector.

The area’s finest crane operators gathered in Sanford, Fla., last Friday to boom, hoist, and swing their way to a $1,000 prize and a trip to Las Vegas to participate in the Crane & Rigging Hot Line & CIC National Skills Competition.

A four axle All Terrain crane overturned yesterday on the D-149 near Cognac in South West France.

Work stopped last week on all 608 construction work sites run by Bouygues Entreprises France-Europe for its annual European Health & Safety Day.

We now understand that a man who died on a London construction site on Wednesday was crushed after a concrete stairwell was dropped on him while it was being lifted into position.

A three axle All Terrain crane went over in Fort Collins, Colorado yesterday while lifting a tree from the back yard of a home in the town.

Ensuring that equipment is properly specified and fit for purpose is clearly critical to any safe lifting program. However, the fact remains that most accidents are the result of human error.