Crane Safety

A crane boom came down on to two men at a site in Perry, Ohio – south of Akron – on Saturday, they died instantly.

A crawler crane tipped forward slowly on Tuesday at a site in Norway as the operator lowered the jib for the day.

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) today made available a new CCO certification program for service truck crane operators.

A crane boom collapse caused a heavy load to drop around 30 metres onto a van during the Bauma breakdown last week.

UK-based LCM Systems has launched a new range of large digit display indicators for use in crane, lifting and hoisting applications.

Fuel costs continue to escalate for construction and industrial equipment owners, and to help increase fuel savings, Crane & Rigging Hot Line reports Bailey Cranes has rolled out a new line of battery- and hybrid-powered carry-deck cranes.

US-based Crane Institute Certification (CIC) is looking at expanding into Canada with a reciprocal operator certification agreement with BCACS of Vancouver, British Columbia.

  Terex Port Solutions is to build a Gottwald Model 8 mobile harbour crane for long-standing customer Operadora de la Cuenca del Pacifico (OCUPA) for the Port of Manzanillo on…

Three lift planning software suppliers will showcase their products side-by-side during the May 29-30, Crane & Rigging and Industrial Crane & Hoist Conferences to be held in Indianapolis, Ind., following a review of the new ASME P30 standard “Planning for Load Handling Activities and Critical Lift Plans.

Currently 2 megawatt (MW) wind turbines on 80 to 100 metre towers are a standard size throughout the wind turbine market for onshore wind farms but this is changing.