Safety

We have been sent a series of new photographs from the fatal accident which occured last Wednesday in Boulder, Western Australia, that show that the catapulting accident was different from that indicated by the first reports we received.

The International Sign Association’s updated Mobile Crane Operator Safety Certification Training, which begins in January, will offer courses in more than 40 cities throughout 2011. In addition, each training course immediately will be followed by testing conducted by The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO).

During a rigging job it is important to decide the best rigging method which provides good load control and ensures success throughout the lift. Here are five good ways to…

Crane and rigging accidents can generally be tracked back to a collection of events all arriving at the same place in time. Here at ITI Field Services, we have investigated…

Two men died last week in Dubai when the suspended platform they were using for cladding work failed and dropped to the ground from the 27th floor. The men were fitting external exterior glass panels on one of the Boulevard Plaza buildings on the Downtown Dubai development.

1. Thorough pre-operational inspection training. Fully introducing students to a healthy mobile crane and its components is key. If a function or component is deficient, the operator’s success or failure throughout…

1. At least 40% hands-on activities, directly involved in rigging and moving loads. Most adults learn best by doing. ITI has always practiced the “see it, speak it while doing it”…

Just a quick reminder to our crane and rigging friends about lift planning. The international society has basically adopted a boilerplate approach to load handling. The items listed below are…

SC&RA, in partnership with the KHL Group, will present a webinar on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new Cranes & Derrick Standard. The webinar, an internet-based seminar, will be Thursday, December 9, noon to 1:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). Bill Smith, senior vice president, Risk Management of NBIS, will provide a summary of the new rules outlined in the standard, highlighting the changes that will impact crane and rigging businesses.

A man using an aerial lift in the centre if an English town last weekend was caught on camera using the 3.5 tonne truck mount without a harness, with no cordoning off and possibly worse of all working over the top of pedestrians the reader who sent a whole series of photographs in said: “I saw this on Saturday in the centre of Huddersfield.