Safety

Firefighters are investigating after a crane lifting an awning fell over at the Factoria Mall in Bellevue, Washignton. Luckily nobody was injured.

All details notified will be contained in a register that will be open to public scrutiny. Notifications will be subject to an administration fee of £20

A 70 metre truck mount tipped over in the North of Holland yesterday after one of its jacks punched through a concrete yard. The lift, owned by Belgian rental company Maes, was working in a farm yard installing a mobile phone antenna to the top of a silo.

A company director has been ordered to pay £20,000 over the death of his best friend after an access platform toppled over in Manchester city centre in 2007.

Health and Safety Minister Lord McKenzie said: “The new register will encourage high standards of safety on site and give the public confidence that these huge machines are being operated responsibly.”

The story describes the collapse of the boom. The included picture shows a turntable that separated from the mast. You can see the pin holes with no pins in place. I’m wondering where they are.

A tower crane collapsed on the Revel Casino project during high winds. The cranes on the project appear to be Potain 485’s. As of November there were six on site and it is’t clear as to how many are currently on site.

The content covers a range of topics, including introduction to the trade, principles of tower cranes, safety, rigging, load charts, and tower crane operations.

A truck lost control in Pretoria South Africa hitting a tower crane on the side of the highway. It was knocked out of plumb, it’s base damaged, but it still stood.

Reports say that no one was injured apart from that there are currently no further details and just one very grainy photograph.

The crumpled crane

More information when we receive it.