Safety

The accused were described as “reckless” by district attorney Cyrus Vance, who said that their alleged negligence with the tower crane on the 333 East 91st Street construction site, led directly to the deaths of two construction workers.

All 12 workers had been rescued by 14:00 with one said to be suffering from life threatening injuries.

The warning follows the release of guidance by the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on the forthcoming Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010

The 34 year-old operator was employed by APM Terminals and was loading steel sheets on trucks at the port when the crane tipped over.

Dartford, UK-based Select was fined £100,000 plus costs of £33,000 at a case at the Old Bailey in Central London after being prosecuted over the incident

A 20 year old tractor driver also died at the scene, but it is unclear if he was in his vehicle at the time and how it relates to the crane accident. Local reports say that the crane collapsed from its base and that the weather was very stormy at the time with strong winds

The DVD aims to “raise the awareness of safe practices which can avoid potential risks at all stages of tower crane climbing and aims at driving improvements across the industry to rule out incidents”.

Two house roofs were smashed in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday as a crane arm broke off and fell on them.

Comansa, Jaso, Liebherr, Manitowoc-Potain, Terex and Wolffkran have backed the objectives of the two-year-old standard, said CECE. They include increased safety, minimum requirements for noise emissions, ergonomic design and comfort for the crane user

The 40 tonne All Terrain crane was travelling on an unclassified road behind Stokesay Castle when it got stuck and then rolled, coming to rest upside down.