Crane business

Lately there’s been a lot of chatter in the industry about OSHA requiring operators to be certified by type and capacity.

The condition and operation of tower cranes, mobile cranes and concrete pumping equipment continues to be a key concern in Ontario.

The Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association issued the following news release:

On November 26, SC&RA Vice President Beth O’Quinn along with SC&RA members Ingo Schiller, The Manitowoc Company, and Robert Weiss, Cranes, Inc., participated in a meeting of international associations representing the crane and rigging industry and crane manufacturers.

Crane service provider Felbermayr recently replaced four gigantic whey tanks at Sachsenmilch GmbH’s Leppersdorf facility, where the Terex AC 1000 all terrain crane proved to be the ideal machine for…

An accident in Gillingham, UK, demonstrated the importance of agreeing whether a client or lift contractor is responsible for planning lifting operations, says the UK Health and Safety Executive.

German crane and material handling manufacturer Sennebogen has launched the 655 HD duty cycle crawler crane. The 55 tonne capacity crane is designed for heavy-duty tasks including dragline bucket or in foundation construction.

In the USA the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined crane operator Harrison Hoist US$ 29,400 and charged the firm with six serious safety violations following the fatal tower crane collapse at the University of Texas in Dallas in July.

WorkCover New South Wales – Australia hosted a tower crane safety roundtable on Tuesday, following the fire and jib collapse last week.

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC, (SRNS) Aiken, S.C., operates with an award-winning safety culture, and the Savannah River Site (SRS) houses one of the world’s most diverse nuclear storage facilities.…

Spydercrane has installed the iVISOR mentor load moment indication system, the gSENS LWG 154 cable reel, and the compact pSENS DAVS pressure transducer in its URW375 mini crawler crane.