crane operators

A 70 year old crane operator was trapped under his crane in Borge to the northeast of Fredrikstad, after it overturned on Saturday.

Five men blamed for the death of a co-worker crushed by a falling crane in Dubai, have been fined Dh2,000 ($540) each and jailed for three months.

The Favelle Favco-brand tower crane-whose luffing jib dramatically flipped backwards as Superstorm Sandy blew into Midtown Manhattan-was properly prepared for wind, says the construction manager in charge of the project.

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The crane an old Grove TM1275 or TM1400 belonging to Grúas Quirós, weighs between 82 and 86 tonnes and the bridge is likely to have a capacity of 40 tonnes or so.

Wind proved to be one of the biggest challenges for 10 crane operators who convened in Davenport, Fla., for the Crane Operator Rodeo National Championship on October 27. While the area did not experience the brunt of Hurricane Sandy, it did make for gusty conditions during the competition.

In its October 2012 issue of CCOnline, the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) reports there has been much discussion about the new crane rule and how it may effect crane operator certification.

We have been asked to warn tower crane owners on the East coast of the United States, of the need to ensure that their cranes are at the very least left to ‘weathervane’ in to follow the wind rather than fight it.

Traveling along the Trans-Canada Highway in southeastern British Columbia will be a little easier, safer, and quicker this December when a stretch of highway will be upgraded from its current two-lane configuration to a four-lane highway.

Long traffic delays were created yesterday after a crane collided with a sign entering a bridge on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia. The details of what happened are not completely…