Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co, Lexington, Ky., will unveil its second all-terrain crane at ConExpo 2014.
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The Crane Institute Certification (CIC) and Arizona’s Institute for Safety and Health Management (ISHM) have entered into a joint marketing agreement with the aim of improving the safety and health of workers, and thereby reducing accidents.
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Submit your Nomination for the 2014 Top Trainer Award
by Ernie Pierini
January 10, 2014
Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals (ACRP) announce that they have opened the nomination process for 2014 Top Trainers. Nominations will be accepted until July 31, 2014.
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Sixteen Crane Operators Advance to Skills Championship at ConExpo-Con/Agg
by Ernie Pierini
January 9, 2014
Sixteen crane operators from the United States and Canada will move onto the Crane & Rigging Hot Line & CIC Skills Championship, which will be held in March 6-7 at…
Liebherr has introduced a boom upgrade kit for its LR 1600/2 crawler crane which increases lifting capacities by up to 20 percent and extends the heavy duty lift height.
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Tower cranes not for entertainment, warn FEM and IPAF
by Ernie Pierini
January 7, 2014
IPAF is welcoming a paper by FEM (Fédération Européenne de la Manutention – the European manufacturers’ association for material handling equipment), which reiterates that tower cranes are designed to lift loads, not people.
Changes to the ASME B30.3 2012 standard for tower cranes will affect your business.
A luffing jib tower crane has lost its jib on a site in Ealing, London these evening, no one has been injured in the incident and we do not know if it is related to the strong gusty winds currently in the area.
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ATS gives students insight to new Badger RT crane
by Ernie Pierini
December 17, 2013
Badger Equipment and Associated Training Services (ATS) has teamed up to demonstrate the new Badger CD4415 Rough Terrain Crane to crane operators.
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US and Canada cross-border certification moves closer
by Ernie Pierini
December 16, 2013
The British Columbia Association for Crane Safety (BCACS) has received official WorkSafe BC approval to move ahead with the Pilot Phase of a reciprocal certification programme with US crane operator…