This year’s SC&RA Job of the Year competitions featured strong entries from around the world, writes Terry White.
Crane Safety
Crane Industry Meets with OSHA, Changes to Crane Rule
Last week, crane industry representatives and OSHA met about changes to the crane operator testing and certification requirements.
An All Terrain crane crashed through the roof of a shopping centre in Johannesburg, South Africa this morning seriously injuring a man.
TEREX® AC 500-2 TAKES CENTRE STAGE, OPEN HOUSE
More than 200 people recently attended an open house event organized by Pensacola-based Deep South Crane Rentals, Inc. (DSC) to mark the arrival of the company’s new 600 ton Terex® AC 500-2 All Terrain Crane.
A crane overturned at a job site on the University of Maryland Baltimore County campus yesterday, after the outriggers appeared to have shifted on soft ground.
Wind energy projects ramping up in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Wind power is a late arrival to the British Columbia electricity grid. But it’s catching up and is eventually expected to surpass run of river hydro power as the largest source of private-sector generation in B.C.
Terex Port Solution has delivered its 1,500th Gottwald mobile harbour crane – a Model 6 G HMK 6407 – to SEA-invest’s Antwerp Bulk Terminal (ABT).
A man has died, while another was injured yesterday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after the truck mounted lift they were using overturned.
OSHA Stakeholder Meetings, operator certification requirements
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) previously announced two informal stakeholder meetings to solicit comments on the crane operator certification requirements in the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard.…
A man has died and three were injured when a gantry collapsed at the Arkansas Nuclear One plant in Russellville, Arkansas, this weekend.