Rigging Safety

Jerry Longtin, general manager of Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau (CICB), based in the USA, talks to IC about training and certification opportunities in the country and worldwide. CICB offers…

Have you ever challenged the safety of a lift because the crane’s outrigger pad was breaking free of its supporting surface? In construction slang, it appeared that the crane was “getting light” or ready to tip. Maybe. Maybe not.

Liebherr is rebranding its CPCS training school at its UK headquarters as Liebherr Training Services.

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.

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.…

WHECO Worldwide Services, North America’s leading crane and capital equipment structural repair and restoration services company, has released a free educational eBook called The Crane Accident Mitigation Manifesto about how to respond to and manage the post-accident experience.

We can now confirm the fatal crawler crane overturn in Ba Ria, Vung Tau, in southern Vietnam on Sunday.