Luffing Tower Crane

A metro rail construction site is seen after several cranes crashed in New Delhi, July 13. Three cranes crashed Monday while trying to lift a steel girder that had fallen at New Delhi’s metro rail construction site, a new blow to the project a day after the first accident left six people dead.

Here is some scary footage of unsafe crane practices that result in a car being crushed. From the looks of the video it appears no one was injured, thankfully.

Luffing Tower Crane Collapses in Liverpool.

Mantis presented its new 36.10 self-erecting tower crane at April’s Intermat exhibition in Paris.

The Operator Network Online Rigging Training Program is a completely innovative program developed to include training concepts previously only offered through in-depth crane operator programs.

Seven construction sites around the state were examined as part of safety program

A crane hire company has been fined after two workers fell to their deaths when a crane collapsed.

The site will establish certain criteria to be used in order to determine a “reportable and major” repair that will allow tracking of critical components.

The CPA’s Tim Watson said this means unsupported tower cranes can generally be built higher and the amount of ballast in the base can be decreased.

With tower crane accidents on the rise, access to quality training in tower crane operation is imperative.