Safety

A man was crushed yesterday in Hidd, Bahrain after a mobile lattice boom crane dropped a container load of concrete slabs.

A crane rental company in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada has been issued with a $10,000 traffic fine after police officers spotted one of its 50 tonne Rough Terrain cranes travelling on public roads, in South Edmonton on Wednesday.

Irish truck distributor J Harris Assemblers has been fined €20,000 for selling on a loader crane that had been involved in a fatal accident without fixing the issue that allowed the fatality to happen.

The boom of a runaway crane brought down numerous overhead cables and telegraph poles in Bangkok, early on Saturday, causing damage to seven cars and one house as well as…

The operator of the luffing jib tower crane that caught fire and collapsed in Sydney, Australia last month has received a bravery award along with two of his colleagues. The…

More than 70 attendees (a record turnout) were present for a regular FCOC meeting on Dec. 7 in Orlando, Fla. The highlight of the event was a panel discussion to focus on and help clarify the pending OSHA requirements on certification, specifically the type and capacity issue.

Have you ever challenged the safety of a lift because the crane’s outrigger pad was breaking free of its supporting surface? In construction slang, it appeared that the crane was “getting light” or ready to tip. Maybe. Maybe not.

Lately there’s been a lot of chatter in the industry about OSHA requiring operators to be certified by type and capacity.

The condition and operation of tower cranes, mobile cranes and concrete pumping equipment continues to be a key concern in Ontario.

The Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association issued the following news release:

On November 26, SC&RA Vice President Beth O’Quinn along with SC&RA members Ingo Schiller, The Manitowoc Company, and Robert Weiss, Cranes, Inc., participated in a meeting of international associations representing the crane and rigging industry and crane manufacturers.