Crane Safety

A number of people had a lucky escape this morning when a small spider crane fell off of a trailer in Tunbridge Wells, UK.

Crane service provider Welti-Furrer Pneukran & Spezialtransporte AG has erected a 2.3MW Enercon E-70 wind turbine at an altitude of 2465 M, (Approx. 8,000 ft) close to the Swiss-Italian border…

Melbourne based Boom Logistics has been fined $100,000 following a fatal crane incident in 2009 in the town of Telarah, to the northwest of Newcastle, New South Wales.

Training techniques in the USA are internationally recognised, with crane operators around the world seeking to certify themselves to US standards.

A man was injured yesterday in a crane accident in Aberdeen, Scotland. The incident at the Beach Leisure Centre, reportedly involved a falling load landing on his legs, although details…

A crawler crane working on a bridge in Monroe, Louisiana, overturned yesterday as the ground gave way beneath its tracks.

The final criminal case related to two New York tower cranes that collapsed in March and May 2008 has convicted inspector Edward Marquette of misconduct and offering false documents.

Lift-It Manufacturing, a worldwide leader in the supply of quality rigging and training, is proud to announce the opening of a new Learning Center at company headquarters in Pomona, CA.

A 59 year old crane operator had a lucky escape when his crane overturned in Malta earlier this week. The crane, an ageing Coles Hydratruck owned by contractor and block manufacturer Schembri Barbros, was lifting scaffolding materials down over a part of Valetta’s historic bastion walls when it tipped.

Questions regarding the safety of crane operations on construction sites throughout Canada are being asked following the toppling over of a crane which bought down hydro poles and power lines, some of which fell onto a Toronto Transit Commission bus carrying more than two dozen passengers.