Crane Safety

The Battersea Tower Crane Collapse created new regulations and guidance. As the new UK government moves to save costs, the industry is being deregulated once again, but this is a fail and not a win for industry.

Three workers were killed after a crane collapsed at a construction site in northwest China’s Gansu province on Saturday, local authorities said.

When it comes to crane site setup, operators look for optimal ground conditions but instead often find soil situations that can vary significantly. The right outrigger crane pad is essential for companies servicing utility lines or recovering equipment.

A mechanic who ordered a critical part for a tower crane that collapsed on the Upper East Side four years ago, killing two workers, avoided jail time on Tuesday under the terms of a plea bargain.

The Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Inc. (CMAA) has released Specification 79, the newly revised 2012 Crane Operator’s Manual.

Over 60 Manitowoc Crane Care dealers throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa met recently for a three day conference in Wilhelmshaven, Germany to discuss the company’s latest customer service initiatives for its Grove mobile crane range.

MCM Events is delighted to name the first members of the Canadian Hoisting & Rigging Safety Council (CHRSC), which will be inaugurated at its Crane & Rigging Conference (CRC) Canada on Sept. 13-14 at the Sutton Place Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta.

Early August sees deployment of a rocket powered robot crane to lower NASA’s mars rover, called Curiosity, to the surface of the red planet.

A large boom truck overturned in the East Flat Rock area of Hendersonville North Carolina yesterday, slicing a house in two. Thankfully no one was injured.

Dunlop has increased the speed rating of its All Terrain crane tyre following customer demand.