Rigging Safety

The provincial government has announced $490,639 for a new tower crane operator training program to be delivered at the Operating Engineers College, Holyrood campus.

There have been several recent protests about the number of workers who have died or been injured while working on tower cranes.

This week saw another crane overturn while attempting to lift tree parts from the rear of a private home.

To introduce their new GL-class sport utility vehicle to the automotive press, Mercedes-Benz organized an exclusive event at the Four Seasons Rancho Encantado Resort in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The…

Liebherr said UK firm Weldex successfully used its new PowerBoom parallel boom attachment on a LR 11350-P1800 crawler to install heavy turbine machine housing in a single lift.

Crane service provider Welti-Furrer Pneukran & Spezialtransporte AG has erected a 2.3MW Enercon E-70 wind turbine at an altitude of 2465 M, (Approx. 8,000 ft) close to the Swiss-Italian border…

Melbourne based Boom Logistics has been fined $100,000 following a fatal crane incident in 2009 in the town of Telarah, to the northwest of Newcastle, New South Wales.

Training techniques in the USA are internationally recognised, with crane operators around the world seeking to certify themselves to US standards.

A man was injured yesterday in a crane accident in Aberdeen, Scotland. The incident at the Beach Leisure Centre, reportedly involved a falling load landing on his legs, although details…

The final criminal case related to two New York tower cranes that collapsed in March and May 2008 has convicted inspector Edward Marquette of misconduct and offering false documents.