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A man has died and three were injured when a gantry collapsed at the Arkansas Nuclear One plant in Russellville, Arkansas, this weekend.

Often, companies are quick to say they are ready to respond to any crisis. When I ask to see a copy of their plan, there is usually a lengthy pause followed by a statement such as, “I will get you a copy.” For some reason, the copy never materializes.

A small city type crane overturned near Plymouth, in south west England yesterday.

Sennebogen, which also builds material handlers, port equipment and lifting cranes, is using this month’s Bauma exhibition in Munich, Germany, to take the wraps off a new 130 tonne duty cycle crawler crane, the 6130 HD.

In January, global spreader beam manufacturer, Modulift, designed and built spreaders to lift the world’s most powerful gas turbine. Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, installed the gas turbine onto the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, at Babcocks Rosyyth Shipyard in Scotland.

The luffing jib of a tower crane collapsed at a site in London yesterday dropping a load onto a footpath.

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has confirmed that its substance abuse policy remains in full force and effect.

A 500 tonne All Terrain crane overturned in Haifa, Israel on Thursday, at least one person died in the incident.

A 750 tonne Liebherr LG 1750 working on a wind contract in Cumbria, UK, over turned yesterday, while relocating.

At the Pacific Container Terminal in Long Beach, Calif., port cranes lift boxcar-sized containers, arranging them neatly on trains, trucks, and the decks of ships. If the cranes are not working, the whole ballet shudders to a halt.