Maximum Capacity Media (MCM) will take its Crane & Rigging Conference (CRC) to Canada for a two-day educational, networking event and exhibition, October 12-13, 2011, Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta. Whether you work with mobile or overhead cranes, CRC Canada will provide opportunities to improve the management of crane operations before, during, and after the lift.
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Rigging Training Workshop – Incline Planes: 3 Points to Remember
by Industrial Training International
April 25, 2011
When towing or pulling a load up an incline the effort increases with the slope. Here are three key points that the rigging crew should address to ensure a successful…
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Rigging Training Workshop: Off Level Pick Points (Uneven Elevation)
by Industrial Training International
April 20, 2011
A special condition arises when lifting a load whose pick points are not on the same elevation. In determining the slings and rigging hardware necessary for the lift, the rigging…
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Rigging Training Workshop – Rigging Selection: Tension & Sling Size
by Industrial Training International
April 19, 2011
Some loads can be single point picked, and the rigging is selected based on suspended weight. Other times, a rigging task will require that we use a few steps to get…
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Rigging Training Workshop – Rigging Selection (sheave blocks)
by Industrial Training International
April 13, 2011
Circle the best answer for each system which matches the illustrations at the right. Information: All winches have a maximum capacity of 2 tons. All single sheave rigging blocks are…
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Raising the Quality of Crane Inspections
by Ernie Pierini
April 13, 2011
Conducting crane inspections according to the new OSHA 1926.1400 crane regulation requires that the inspector also be familiar with many other standards. Among the standards the regulation has incorporated by reference is ASME B30.5 (2004). The full list of incorporated by reference documents are listed in 1926.6.
A crane operator has been fined £2,500 and his employer £4,500 following a fatal accident in the UK in 2007. The accident occurred on a site in Liverpool in March 2007. Mark Thornton, 46, was working as crane supervisor for his employer Sitwell Construction, when the 50 tonne crane he was directing tipped over due to overloading. The load, a six tonne steel column, struck Thornton killing him instantly.
Identify the rigging method below which provides the best load control of the two hitch systems illustrated. Answers below. Happy trails to all my crane and rigging friends, Mike Parnell…
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Managing Crane Operations for Safety and Efficiency
by Ernie Pierini
April 11, 2011
Following the successful completion of a one-day conference during ConExpo-Con/Agg in Las Vegas last month,Maximum Capacity Media announces the dates for the second Crane & Rigging Conference (CRC) and Reach Expo to be held this summer. The event returns to Houston, Texas, July 19-20,
A large boat being loaded onto a larger ship in Galway harbour, Ireland, was dropped yesterday after the lifting slings broke. Three men were taken to hospital with minor injuries.