A crane operator was rescued yesterday after his crane toppled over the side of a bridge.
The crane was working on a bridge job near Winfield Township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, lifting steel, when we understand it went over the edge falling around 28 metres, according to local reports.
One of the largest floating cranes in Eastern Europe, the 680 tonne, 93 metre boom Zakharii LK-600 capsized yesterday while working on the Podilskyi-Voskresenskyi bridge over the Dnieper River in Kiev.
Liebherr Mobile Harbour Cranes has won the ‘Crane of the Year’ award for the third year running for its LPS 600 model at the annual IBJ Awards in Antwerp, Belgium. The LHM 500 won the prestigious award in 2010, while Liebherr’s LHM 280 model received the accolade the year prior.
A national crane inspection programme has been launched in the USA to provide separate certifications for mobile, tower and overhead cranes. The CCO national inspector certification programme was jointly set up by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) and the Crane Certification Association of America (CCAA).
A crane boom came down alongside an interstate highway on Tuesday night near Dallas airport in Texas. The job involves construction of an overpass for state Highway 161 at I-20.
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A crane inspector certification programme has been developed by the NCCCO in conjunction with the Crane Certification Association of America (CCAA), offering inspectors of tower, mobile and overhead cranes distinct certifications.
A mobile crane went over in the small town of Arrowtown, South Island, New Zealand earlier today as it was lifting a large tree. Lifting trees can be a challenging application at any time, but the three axle All Terrain appears to have been set up on soft ground without adequately sized outrigger mats. The load side outriggers have either retracted, or more likely punched into the ground.
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More than 220 sign company personnel have participated in ISA’s industry-leading mobile crane operator safety certification training program in 2011. The training program is designed to help the industry meet certification requirements from OSHA.