Once a load is picked up, you need to have a place to put it back down. Cribbing in one form or another often is that place. Properly assembled cribbing constructed of a suitable material can provide a stable base for any object. If the cribbing is improperly assembled and/or made from inferior materials, it […]
Once a load is picked up, you need to have a place to put it back down. Cribbing in one form or another often is that place. Properly assembled cribbing constructed of a suitable material can provide a stable base for any object. If the cribbing is improperly assembled and/or made from inferior materials, it […]
West Des Moines developer RPM Access has completed work on the Hawkeye Wind Farm project in rural Fayette County, Iowa with the help of two Terex CC2800-1 crawler cranes. The Hawkeye Wind Farm has 15 wind turbines, with the capacity to generate enough power for more than 12,000 family homes each year. The 328 foot […]
What happens when a 200-pound bear gets stuck up high in a tree? It gets photographed while being lifted with a crane, of course. Dramatic photos were posted to the Colorado Springs Fire Department Twitter account on Sunday, documenting the entire incident with the bear. According to the CSFD, a female black bear climbed and got […]
An XCMG XGC28000 crawler crane has set a new record after lifting a hydrocracking reactor weighing 1,367 tons. Complete with the added weight of the slings and other rigging, the total weight of the lift was 1,477 tonnes. For the lift, the 2,205 tonne capacity crawler was configured with a 197-ft. heavy-duty boom, 375 tons of turntable […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has said it will propose to extend the compliance date for the crane operator certification requirement by three years. The agency said that it will propose to extend the compliance date so that the qualification and certification requirements do not take effect during potential rulemaking, or cause disruption to […]
A recent decision of the Sixth Circuit of Appeals in All Erection & Crane Rental Corp. (2012 WL 6028627, Dec. 5, 2012) upheld a citation alleging that an employer failed to barricade a crane's swing radius. Despite no injury and OSHA's failure to actually observe an employee in the hazardous area, the Sixth Circuit concluded […]
Before a trained operator starts working, the aerial work platform (AWP) has already been selected to provide him or her temporary access to work at height. The operator’s safety and efficiency depends on the quality of that decision. Selecting AWPs for your next project requires more planning than renting a car for your next trip. […]
When outriggers were first introduced, they were used when the capacities for lifting on rubber were exceeded. With the advances in technology, design, and multiple outrigger configurations lifting on outriggers is the norm and lifting on rubber is the exception today. Lifting on outriggers increases the crane's leverage - allowing us to lift heavier loads […]
Ground collapse often has a catastrophic outcome. A crane tips when the outrigger sinks, the load is dropped and the crane causes damage when it tips. When a crane’s outrigger punctures underground utilities, it damages underground water and sewage lines and can cause a gas line explosion. The site designated Lift Director should identify and mark known […]
