Safety

A New York crane operator and contractor each face at least $64,000 in fines for a crawler collapse last month. See Overload blamed for NY crane collapse See crane collapses in New York.

I have been very critical of targets related to the absence of a negative. Targets for avoiding injury are not safety targets.

A crawler crane overturned near Omaha, Nebraska yesterday dumping two men into the Missouri River, while trapping the crane operator in his cab.

WorkCover NSW has fast-tracked a safety inspection program of tower cranes across the state after one caught fire and collapsed at a Sydney construction site late last year. The inspections,…

A barge mounted crawler crane has overturned on a canal on Marco Island in Florida, the second such occurence in just over two years.

Strong winds in Montreal over the weekend caused a large mobile crane jib and hook come into contact with the 27 storey building it was parked alongside in Montreal, Canada, breaking four large windows.

Maximum Capacity Media, publisher of Crane & Rigging Hot Line magazine, announces that the Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals (ACRP) will continue its endorsement of the annual Top Trainer…

Five crane operators from Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, have been honoured by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association with SC&RA’s 2012 Crane Operator Safety Award.

Lunda Construction of Black River Falls, Wisconsin, is facing $105,000 in fines from OSHA for one willful, and five serious safety violations,

For the crane and rigging experts among you a photo sent in from a reader in the USA seeking an opinion.