Crane Safety

…was killed Thursday when part of a crane boom he was disassembling fell and crushed him, said Georgetown County Coroner Kenny Johnson.

Copies of KHL’s World Crane Guide can now be bought online at KHL’s new Information Store.

The N.C. Department of Labor worked with crane industry leaders on a crane safety standard for North Carolina that will take effect Oct. 1 2009.

Eagle West Equipment Inc. working in conjunction with Boscaro S.r.L have developed a new and highly innovative manbasket for use in the North American Market.

A case against a NYC crane rigger(William Rapetti) is going to continue after his lawyer tried to have the case thrown out.

Police said the victim, 46-year-old Ronald R. Well, was killed when a crane collapsed during the dismantling process

WorkSafeBC has hit two firms with fines totalling $315,343.71 for their part in the death of a crane operator who was killed while working on the Canada Line.

Tower Crane on Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Chicago nearly collapsed. It was saved by the proper actions of the operator.

NCCER will host an academy for safety management professionals September 19-25, 2009 at Clemson University, Clemson, SC.

Another self erecting tower crane went over this week in Switzerland, no one was injured in either case.