Safety

The Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia is suing boom truck manufacturer Elliott Equipment of Omaha, Nebraska for negligence following a fatal accident in 2010 in which the crane broke clear of the truck.

Crane operators on building and construction sites throughout Australia must maintain sufficient clearances between cranes and other plant and structures to avoid contact or collision, a workplace organisation has warned.

The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) recently recognized Crane Rental Corporation with several awards for their dedication to safety in 2012.

There has been another fatal crane incident on one of India’s major metro projects in Chennai last Wednesday night.

The Battersea Tower Crane Collapse created new regulations and guidance. As the new UK government moves to save costs, the industry is being deregulated once again, but this is a fail and not a win for industry.

When it comes to crane site setup, operators look for optimal ground conditions but instead often find soil situations that can vary significantly. The right outrigger crane pad is essential for companies servicing utility lines or recovering equipment.

The Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Inc. (CMAA) has released Specification 79, the newly revised 2012 Crane Operator’s Manual.

Over 60 Manitowoc Crane Care dealers throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa met recently for a three day conference in Wilhelmshaven, Germany to discuss the company’s latest customer service initiatives for its Grove mobile crane range.

MCM Events is delighted to name the first members of the Canadian Hoisting & Rigging Safety Council (CHRSC), which will be inaugurated at its Crane & Rigging Conference (CRC) Canada on Sept. 13-14 at the Sutton Place Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta.

When workmen arrived on site in Fairbanks Alaska to find their crane boom badly damaged and power line poles broken along with other damage they didn’t know what to think. So they naturaly called the state troopers in.