Safety

When overloads and shock loads occur in a rigging operation, the results can be deadly.  A failure of gear or equipment can take place at the time the over/shock load…

This is an excerpt from Mike Parnell’s analysis of OSHA’s New Construction Crane Rule: 29CFR1926.1400 Subpart CC. Signalperson – §1926.1428 This regulation now requires a level of knowledge that’s unprecedented…

Review: Be methodical in your approach to any rigging task. Research: Be a student of your profession.  Load and rigging data – Don’t start until you get it; don’t stop…

These are some of the key safety highlights we recommend that our clients keep in mind during there day-to-day rigging operations. When attaching a shackle to a load or a…

October 21, 2010—Daniel Erwin, the safety director and risk manager for Southern Industrial Constructors and Southern Crane, Raleigh, N.C., recently presented an overview of CSA 2010, the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration’s current safety initiative.

Construction contractors, proprietors of container handling yards, responsible persons of property management companies and proprietors of establishments with outdoor work should watch out for weather conditions and adopt contingency measures to ensure the occupational safety and health of their workers.

No burden as long as you’re already prepared After a long wait by the industry, OSHA finally made the new 29 CFR Part 1926, Cranes and Derricks in Construction Regulation…

The second installment in the OSHA Construction Crane Rule (29CFR1926.1400 Subpart CC) Series gives viewers an understanding of 29CFR1926.1403 – Assembly and Disassembly (click this link to access the video).…

The use of multi-part braided slings appears to be returning to the marketplace. In the fabrication of these slings, generally a single wire rope is braided or helically laid back against its own body to form an eye & eye sling.

Beginning our series on the New Federal OSHA Construction Crane Rule – 29CFR1926.1400 Subpart CC – we have created a video outlining section 1413 – Wire Rope Inspection & Categories.