A five axle All Terrain crane lost its balance in Mineola on the north east side of New York City yesterday.
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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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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.
The New York City authorities have announced new legislation that limits the age of cranes operating in its jurisdiction.
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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…
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Crane lifts tank what could possibly go wrong
by Ernie Pierini
December 16, 2013
A video of a lift that purportedly occurred last week in Russia hopefully no one was hurt.
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Tandem lift overturn in Caracas
by Ernie Pierini
December 13, 2013
We have received photographs of an incident involving two five axle All Terrain cranes in Caracas, Venezuela last Friday.
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Liebherr 1000 EC-B 125 tower crane in testing
by Ernie Pierini
December 12, 2013
Liebherr’s new 1000 EC-B 125- unveiled at Bauma- is currently completing an intensive test programme at the company’s Biberach facility.
A tower crane has collapsed onto an Aldi supermarket in Bad Homburg, Germany killing at least one member of the public.