European tower crane manufacturers have produced new guidance to emphasise that their machines are not designed to be used as fairground rides.
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Changes to the ASME B30.3 2012 standard for tower cranes will affect your business.
A crane overturned this morning in Phuket City, Thailand, cutting off a high voltage power line, but it is hard to see exactly what happened.
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…
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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
An interactive learning activity aimed at building annual events for the lifting and access engineering sector.
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Central Florida Crane Operators Go Head-to-Head at Regional Skills Competition
by Ernie Pierini
November 13, 2013
The area’s finest crane operators gathered in Sanford, Fla., last Friday to boom, hoist, and swing their way to a $1,000 prize and a trip to Las Vegas to participate in the Crane & Rigging Hot Line & CIC National Skills Competition.
A four axle All Terrain crane overturned yesterday on the D-149 near Cognac in South West France.