Manitoba has introduced changes that will increase fines and penalties for offences under the Workers Compensation Act.
Ernie Pierini
Spotted by a reader in the Isle Of Man – between the UK and Ireland – a painter using a ladder and a truck mounted lift in an unusual manner.
A crane / boom truck working on interstate 69 near Indianapolis, Indiana overturned across a dividing barrier yesterday striking a passing car.
Union pleased with inquest into 2009 crane fatality
The union representing outside city workers in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario is applauding a coroner jury’s recommendations into the 2009 death of a worker who was fatally crushed by a mobile crane.
A boom truck overturned in Milwaukee on Friday as it was unloading and placing steel beams and landed across four cars, one of which was occupied.
Short rigged boom truck overturn
A boom truck working in a street in Boston, Massachusetts, last week overturned when it slewed over the short rigged side of the crane.
Trier-based Steil Kranarbeiten GmbH & Co. KG used their Superlift 3800 crane to build a bridge in Luxemburg only two days after the same machine was used to erect a wind turbine in the Hunsrück mountain range.
Truckers working outside their vehicles, being hit by passing drivers.
Between 2004 and 2013, 40 truck drivers were seriously injured by a passing vehicle while changing tires, putting on tire chains, or doing other vehicle maintenance tasks.
Manitowoc Crawlers Help Rebuild Canadian Shipyard
A fleet of Manitowoc crawler cranes is being used in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, demolishing and rebuilding a wharf at the Halifax Shipyard. The construction is part of the Halifax Shipyard Modernization Program and will serve the Royal Canadian Navy’s combat fleet.
SC&RA Announces 25 Crane Operator Safety Awards
This award is presented to certified crane operators who exhibit exemplary work achievements while accumulating 10,000 consecutive man-hours and recording zero accidents and incidents. Winners represent nine different companies: