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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.
helicopter successfully rescued a tower crane operator in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, yesterday as a fire raged on the job site beneath him.
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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…
A WOMAN has won her fight to have a tower crane looming over her back garden removed — thanks to the Henley Standard.
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New Royal Adelaide Hospital site in turmoil
by Ernie Pierini
November 22, 2013
CONSTRUCTION on the state’s biggest building site in 20 years is in turmoil after work was suspended following the third crane accident at the new Royal Adelaide Hospital in three weeks.
The Strategic Forum for Construction’s Tower Cranes Working Group has launched a new initiative on behalf of the industry
A four axle All Terrain crane overturned yesterday on the D-149 near Cognac in South West France.
Work stopped last week on all 608 construction work sites run by Bouygues Entreprises France-Europe for its annual European Health & Safety Day.
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Another one for the trees
by Ernie Pierini
November 7, 2013
A three axle All Terrain crane went over in Fort Collins, Colorado yesterday while lifting a tree from the back yard of a home in the town.