Safety

Connecticut state police have arrested a crane operator, following an overturn in Stamford harbour last month.

The Committee of European Construction Equipment (CECE) has called for Europe-wide harmonisation of tower crane fitters and driving rules, citing the increasing complexity and sophistication of construction sites as well as the technology used in tower cranes.

International heavy lifting and transport specialist ALE has completed the world record jack up of the Arkutun Dagi Berkut topside for Exxon Neftegaz Limited at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company shipyard in South Korea.

Three people suffered minor injuries after a tower crane dropped its load in the Leith district of Edinburgh, Scotland, on Friday.

The 2013 Crane & Rigging and Industrial Crane & Hoist Conferences made its debut in Indianapolis last week to a crowd of industrial and construction managers, crane operators, equipment suppliers, manufacturers and more.

OSHA has announced that it will propose to extend the compliance date for the crane operator certification requirement by three years to Nov. 10, 2017.

US crane operator certification company NCCCO has urged OSHA to rework the new crane rule without delay.

This spring Crane Institute Certification (CIC) submitted all documents for re-accreditation by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Currently, applications have been submitted for the following programs.

A rotor was dropped last week as it was unloaded at power generation facility in Darlington Ontario, Canada.

A large tower crane crashed into an apartment block in Kirov 1,000 miles to the east of Moscow yesterday.