Power to the small town of Pfalzdorf, Germany was cut when a loader crane struck an overhead power line.
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An overturned mobile crane closed down a construction site this morning in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Spotted earlier this week in Kickburton, near Huddersfield, two builders with a scaffold tower arrangement that completely ignores any safety measures.
US crane operator certification deadline – officially extended
OSHA has officially extended its November 10th 2014, deadline for employers to ensure that crane operators are certified until November 10th, 2017.
Crane Institute of America Replaces Simulator
Crane Institute of America has replaced its 15-year-old crane simulator with a Vortex model from CM Labs Simulations.
InterMoor UK Operations Achieves Seven-Year Safety Milestone
InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has completed seven years and more than 2,300 projects without a single lost-time incident (LTI).
Registration Now Open, Crane Operator & Rigger Skills Events
Crane Institute Certification (CIC) announces the hosts for nine Regional Crane Operator & Rigger Skills Competitions to take across the United States, beginning Oct. 11, 2014.
A driver who forgot to stow his loader crane was injured yesterday near Murten (Morat) Switzerland after he struck a bridge on the A1 highway to the west of Berne.
Regional Crane Operator and Rigger Skills Competitions
Sponsored by Utility line construction: Crane Institute Certification (CIC) announces the hosts for nine Regional Crane Operator & Rigger Skills Competitions to take place across the United States, beginning Oct. 11, 2014.
The owner of a property development company could face over six years in prison and a $1 million fine after an employee was killed while using a boom lift to trim trees last year. The company was already fined almost $92,000 in April.