A crane operator has been fined £2,500 and his employer £4,500 following a fatal accident in the UK in 2007. The accident occurred on a site in Liverpool in March 2007. Mark Thornton, 46, was working as crane supervisor for his employer Sitwell Construction, when the 50 tonne crane he was directing tipped over due to overloading. The load, a six tonne steel column, struck Thornton killing him instantly.
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Identify the rigging method below which provides the best load control of the two hitch systems illustrated. Answers below. Happy trails to all my crane and rigging friends, Mike Parnell…
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Managing Crane Operations for Safety and Efficiency
by Ernie Pierini
April 11, 2011
Following the successful completion of a one-day conference during ConExpo-Con/Agg in Las Vegas last month,Maximum Capacity Media announces the dates for the second Crane & Rigging Conference (CRC) and Reach Expo to be held this summer. The event returns to Houston, Texas, July 19-20,
Stampede Crane & Rigging is proud to introduce its new website. Click here to view website… www.stampedecrane.com
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Rigging Training Workshop: Off-set CG, Sling Length Estimate
by Industrial Training International
April 5, 2011
Once in a while we are faced with a rigging challenge that requires us to go back to a² + b² = c² . To solve the following “tension” questions…
Ottawa, Ontario-based construction company AGF Raymond Rebar has been fined C$110,000 for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured during the lifting of two rebar structures.
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OSHA Issues Guide,Businesses, Cranes and Derricks Rule
by Ernie Pierini
March 31, 2011
OSHA now offers a guidance document to help small businesses comply with the agency’s cranes and derricks rule published in August 2010. This new standard was issued to address the number of worker injuries and deaths associated with the use of cranes and derricks in construction.
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Rigging Training Workshop: What’s Under-Rigged? – The Pro Rigger
by Industrial Training International
March 23, 2011
Identify the rigging that does not have sufficient rated capacity for the load. If under-rigged, suggest the proper size. Use the panels from the Journeyman Rigger’s Reference Card (pictured below)…
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Rigging Training Workshop: Load Transfer with Trolley Beam – The Pro Rigger
by Industrial Training International
March 21, 2011
When using temporary trolley beams to hoist and transfer a load, special consideration must be given to the loads imposed at the beam’s support points. In the following example, the…
Perth- Australia, a court has fined two directors of D&G Cranes $45,000 each and the company $90,000 for a fatal accident in 2007. D&G Hoists & Cranes, operations director David Keating and Luigi Vincenzo Decesare, managing director, were found guilty in December of failing to provide and maintain a safe workplace, which caused the death of Luke Murrie, 22, after he was struck in the head by a 375kg tower crane section.