Category: Safety Topics

SC&RA Introduces Android Version of Crane Hand Signals App

A Crane Hand Signals mobile app from the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association is now available for the Android operating system. Since its introduction late last year, the free app has been downloaded more than 7,000 times in the iTunes App Store and Blackberry App World.   The Crane Hand Signals app gives users instant access to […]

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Positive trials for new safety system

UK based powered access rental company AFI-Uplift has been trialling a new security system on some of its lifts and has received very positive feedback from those clients that have used it.The new Smart Zone card reader system is being introduced by AFI in association with Infobric. It will enable contractors to have full control […]

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Crane Safety Reminders

“Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study.  Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life”.  ~Henry L. Doherty. Safety is so important in our industry, and we must never stop learning or get to a state of mind […]

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New USA Certification Program, Launched

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).  "NCCCO and CCAA mutually recognise the […]

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OSHA Releases New Safety and Health Injury Prevention Sheet with Information on Rigging Hazards

OSHA issued a new Safety and Health Injury Prevention Sheet to help protect workers against hazards posed during rigging operations in shipyards. SHIPS: Rigging provides both employers and workers with real-world hazard information and solutions. Workers performing rigging functions use ropes and cables to secure a ship’s parts and sections for lifting by cranes, hoists and other material handling equipment. OSHA’s Maritime […]

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OSHA REPORTING PROPOSAL NEEDS CRITICAL ASSESSMENT BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) should consider the unintended consequences of a proposed revision to its injury and illness tracking and reporting requirements before issuing the final rule, ABC wrote in a set of comments submitted to the agency Oct. 28.  Under the proposed revisions, companies would have to report to OSHA all work-related fatalities […]

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New LEEA lifting guide

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has published a new edition of its User’s Guide to Overhead Lifting Equipment. First published in 1998, the latest edition of the 132 page, pocket-size publication provides practical advice for those responsible for the safe use of overhead lifting equipment. Split into three sections, it outlines the legislative framework […]

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7 Rules of Rigging

As chaotic as life seems at times one can find order if he or she takes a closer look at the situation. This is true for rigging activities as well. If you follow the following 7 Rules you will always be on the safe side during your rigging activities. Know the load weight or perform your best […]

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Always Wear Your PPE

Sims Crane employees wanted to help remind everyone to wear their PPE Daily, check out their message.

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Personal Fall Protection Best Practice Guide

The Statement of Best Practices of Personal Fall Protection Systems for Aerial Work Platform Equipment is an industry initiative to develop an educational document to clarify when and how to use PFP systems on AWP equipment. It was developed for use in the US and is based on ANSI standards.   It was launched in February 2011 by the […]

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