crane operators

Applications are being accepted for the SC&RA Annual Awards. The awards will be presented during the SC&RA Annual Conference, 2 to 6 April 2013, at the Westin Kierland, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.

Crane Institute Certification announces that all annual reports submitted for 2012 have been reviewed and accepted by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).

A West Midlands steel company has been ordered to pay more than GBP 146,000 (USD 231,125) in fines and costs after one of its employees was crushed to death by a 15t crane, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced recently.

A large boom truck tipped over in Haddonfield, New Jersey yesterday while removing a tree from the back yard of a house.

While some crane and rigging safety topics are timeless, others are predicated by industry trends, changes in standards and regulations, new technology, and shifts in labor demands.

Two large raccoons climbed almost 50 metres up a large tower crane in Seattle, Washington, in order to make a nest behind the crane’s cab.

A group from McNally Crane Hire/Windhoist in Ireland is participating in today’s 10km obstacle course called ‘Hell & Back’ in aid of charity. Declan Corrigan along with Kevin, Shane, Gavin,…

A New York crane operator and contractor each face at least $64,000 in fines for a crawler collapse last month. See Overload blamed for NY crane collapse See crane collapses in New York.

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has launched an online system that allows the credentials of CCO-certified individuals to be instantly verified via the Internet.

A man aged 45 has died after falling from an aerial work platform that was struck by an overhead crane at a facility in Bobstadt, north of Mannheim in Germany, last Tuesday.