Safety

The jib of a mobile self erecting tower crane buckled and fell today on the site of the new Bunbury Cathedral in Western Australia.

One worker died and another was injured Thursday in a work accident in Istanbul’s Tuzla shipyards, an area infamous for workplace fatalities, Anatolia news agency reported.

It is not really clear what caused the crane, a four axle Tadano truck crane owned by steel frame manufacturer Southern Cross Rigging and Constructions, to tip.

What British Petroleum calls the best short-term solution to stopping the gush of oil, still leaking out of control into the Gulf of Mexico, was expected to leave Port Fourchon late this afternoon.

MTOE will add to their existing crane training program by providing simulation-based training for union members, helping them acquire more comprehensive skills, which will result in more experienced operators and safer working conditions, according to CMLabs.

Actual tower crane controls, ambient sound, immersive 3D graphics, authentic construction scenarios, and much more.

The disgraced Department of Buildings inspector James Delayo, 61, admitting that he repeatedly sold answers to the crane operator licensing test, and the licenses themselves, for around $500 each.

The story describes the collapse of the boom. The included picture shows a turntable that separated from the mast. You can see the pin holes with no pins in place. I’m wondering where they are.

The content covers a range of topics, including introduction to the trade, principles of tower cranes, safety, rigging, load charts, and tower crane operations.

The accused were described as “reckless” by district attorney Cyrus Vance, who said that their alleged negligence with the tower crane on the 333 East 91st Street construction site, led directly to the deaths of two construction workers.