Indicative of both wind power’s continued maturation and the importance the industry places on the safety of its greatest asset, today the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) entered into an official Alliance to further protect the health and safety of the industry’s workers. […]
The 2011 International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE), Louisville, Ky., will feature for the first time crane and rigging safety demonstrations from the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO), Fairfax, Va., and International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), Cumbria, UK, with a focus on ensuring adequate ground support for the machine and load carried. The show will again […]
From the corner of State Road 535 and Kyngs Heath Road in Kissimmee, two giant tower cranes dominate the sky above a Hardin Construction Co, LLC jobsite. The location is home to what will soon be an 11-story Embassy Suites Hotel owned and managed by California-based Sierra Land Group. On a Thursday morning, employees from […]
On August 1, 2011, Sims Crane employee's started a new morning program called "Stretch & Flex." For about 15 minutes each morning, they gather and do just that "stretch and flex" their muscles to get them ready for the workday. In this video, we highlighted the program along with the employees who have been doing the exercises […]
Officials at fertilization production plant Trademark Nitrogen Corporation turned to Sims Crane when they needed help lifting a tank that was no longer in use. Sims flagship crane “The Hulk”, a Grove GMK7550 mobile crane ,was chosen to lift the 60,000 lb structure. Plant Manager Wayne Wilson explained as preparations began for the lift. […]
New York (CNN) -- When you walk in, all you see is a construction site. Amid the hum and rumble of downtown Manhattan -- not to mention the clang of steel and the tangle of cranes -- hard-hatted workers in fluorescent orange vests yell orders, spread cement, move machines. Empty boxes litter the ground. Shop lights […]
A Tuesday morning at the Apollo Beach subdivision, Symphony Isles, is the stage for a scene not often witnessed by residents of this gated community. Parked in the center of a cul-de-sac is a 70-ton Grove mobile crane. Next to the crane, there’s a pick-up truck with an attached bumper pull utility trailer. […]
A video received today is reported to be of an accident that occurred on Saturday in Columbia, in which two men survived thanks to wearing harnesses with lanyards of a suitable length. The two men just before the accident The photographs we have would easily have qualified for our Death Wish series, the scaffold tower […]
Talk about nerves of steel! Construction workers recreate one of the world's most famous photos — 800 ft. up a London skyscraper. Michael Crompton persuaded 11 pals to sit across a girder like the nonchalant New York steel workers in the 1932 snap Lunch Atop A Skyscraper. Michael, 61, from Southampton, said: "We changed it […]
To fill the gap between 440-ton and 660-ton machines, SANY America introduced a 550-ton crawler crane, suited for construction of wind energy towers, fossil fuel plants, nuclear facilities, and a variety of infrastructure projects. First presented at the Bauma China trade show in November, SANY’s SCC8500 features a host of exclusive and in-demand capabilities to […]
