Crane Business

A five axle All Terrain crane overturned in the city of Antofagasta, Northern Chile on Saturday when the ground gave way beneath one of the outriggers.

Manitoba has introduced changes that will increase fines and penalties for offences under the Workers Compensation Act.

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 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.

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.

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.

Crane Pad line is specifically designed to provide the support mobile cranes need on softer soil or poorly compacted ground. Measuring 1½ -inch thick, they provide an extremely rigid base for equipment needing 9 to 16 square feet of area.

Canadian Occupational Safety is pleased to launch the 2014 Safety Leader of the Year award, sponsored by North by Honeywell and Miller by Honeywell.

This year’s SC&RA Job of the Year competitions featured 28 exceptionally strong entries—13 rigging jobs and 15 hauling jobs.

Contractors know that brand-specific specifications should not be used in bid guidelines when it comes to equipment and products.