The CPA has sent a letter from the Heath and Safety Executive to its members highlighting potential problems of using cranes in high cycle applications, following an incident in Aberdeen when the boom snapped on a mobile crane. The incident in Aberdeen harbour was recently investigated by the HSE and involved a conventional 100 tonne mobile crane being used for loading supply vessels. The crane undertook in excess of 117,000 lifts over a three year period and was only three years old when the boom snapped in half whilst lifting a container. Fortunately no one was hurt during the incident.The letter is printed in full below and summarises the HSE’s findings and guidance to hire companies that may be supplying cranes for this type of work.
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