Contractors can make the most of the available labor pool and improve safety and productivity on the job by accepting bids that encourage the use of certified crane operators and riggers.
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Top Trainers Recognized at ACRP General Assembly
Honored as Top Trainers by Crane & Rigging Hot Line during the May General Assembly of the Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals (ACRP) were William “Hank” Dutton, and Angelo Alverio.
Crane lands on new funeral home
A mobile crane overturned in West Fargo, North Dakota, yesterday, with the boom landing on a new building causing considerable damage. Thankfully no one was seriously hurt in the incident.
Spotted on a construction site in Potsdam, Germany yesterday a man riding the crane slings with ladder
Rigging & Crane Rental Operator as Engineer of the Year
Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental Inc. of Wisconsin reports that operator Ken Mulryan has been appointed Engineer of the Year by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139, District D.
A self-erecting tower crane lost its balance yesterday in Ulm-Böfingen, Southern Germany and overturned, thankfully no one was injured.
Utility safety: Crane operation, wire rope inspection
Crane Institute of America announces the release of the first cards in the new Ready Reference Series. The laminated, pocket-sized cards cover topics that are useful for lift directors and crane and rigging inspectors.
Photos sent to us by a reader show one of the craziest examples of working at height we have seen for some time.
Many sectors of the global construction market have been somewhat quiet in recent years but Australia is a notable exception.
Union pleased with inquest into 2009 crane fatality
The union representing outside city workers in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is applauding a coroner jury’s recommendations into the 2009 death of a worker who was fatally crushed by a mobile crane.