Safety

With the goal of reducing Md. construction injuries and deaths, the state has added teeth to what are already among the strictest crane regulations in the country.

ISO has released new standards on crane inspections aiming to reduce the risk of property damage and accidents both to persons involved in a lifting operation and those in the vicinity.

Overloading a crane and failure to take heed of high winds were the main factors that caused the boom of a crane to fall and kill two Chinese tourists in Taipei City

Crane safety gets major upgrade in British Columbia On April 8th, 2009 the first three “CraneSafe Certifications” in British Columbia (BC) were awarded to Eagle West Crane Inc. employees. These…

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that the parents of a Microsoft attorney who was killed when a construction crane collapsed and fell on his apartment building have settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the general contractor and the engineering firm for the project utilizing the crane.

On Nov. 16, 2006, a crane collapsed on a condo in Bellevue, injuring a construction worker and killing a resident. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, these incidents are…

MANY materials handling accidents in the workplace can be attributed to the inappropriate use of cranes and hoists. But these accidents can often be prevented. By simply implementing some key…