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A West Midlands steel company has been ordered to pay more than GBP 146,000 (USD 231,125) in fines and costs after one of its employees was crushed to death by a 15t crane, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced recently.
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Safety at the Savannah River
by Ernie Pierini
December 4, 2012
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC, (SRNS) Aiken, S.C., operates with an award-winning safety culture, and the Savannah River Site (SRS) houses one of the world’s most diverse nuclear storage facilities.…
An overhead crane that enables trainees to simulate the stress of a helicopter ditching into the sea is in operation at UK-based Blackpool College’s Fleetwood Nautical Campus (FNC).
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CMAA Releases Newly Revised Crane Operator’s Manual
by Ernie Pierini
August 2, 2012
The Crane Manufacturers Association of America, Inc. (CMAA) has released Specification 79, the newly revised 2012 Crane Operator’s Manual.
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Fatal crane accident in Texas
by Ernie Pierini
February 20, 2012
A 20 year-old man died in a crane accident at a pipe and steel distributor’s facility in Leary, Texas yesterday. The incident occurred at the Jackson Pipe and Steel Company in Leary, near Texarkana on the border with Arkansas.
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New USA certification programme, Launched.
by Ernie Pierini
November 18, 2011
A national crane inspection programme has been launched in the USA to provide separate certifications for mobile, tower and overhead cranes. The CCO national inspector certification programme was jointly set up by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) and the Crane Certification Association of America (CCAA).