When crane incidents occur, the cause can often be traced back to mistakes made in the planning of the lifting operation. Indeed, rather too frequently, the problem lies in the complete lack of any meaningful planning. Simple, routine lifting operations can be safely carried out without a written plan, provided the personnel involved are properly […]
Metal fabricator BMM Ispat plans to use the 300t six-axle GMK6300 for lifting steel plant components such as 40t furnaces and 8–16t columns. The plant is currently expanding its production of sponge iron, a scrap metal made by reducing natural gas or coal, which can be converted into steel. Mrutyunjaya Senapati, director of corporate planning […]
March 2, 2011 - VERO BEACH - Tiny little kids and great big trucks; for Childcare Resources of Indian River, the two have proven to be a terrific combination. At the Third Annual Touch a Truck Family Festival, held Saturday at the Indian River County Fairgrounds, squeals of laughter mixed with exceptionally loud truck horns […]
Construction employment increased in 30 states between January and February while 19 states added construction jobs during the past 12 months, the Associated General Contractors of America reported in an analysis of state employment data released by the Labor Department. Association officials cautioned, however, that it was too early to tell whether the relatively positive […]
The Connecticut Department of Public Safety issued a statement yesterday regarding an Illegal operation and an arrest. The statement is as follows:“On May 10, 2011 at approximately 1:30 p.m. the State Police Office of the State Fire Marshal was made aware of an illegal crane operation that was operating at the Milford Rest Area construction […]
Human error is the most common cause of crane accidents. This extends to both crane operators and those workers responsible for maintenance and safety procedures. Accidents often occur when crane maintenance and operating procedures don’t keep up with the increasing risks and demands placed on the crane. Many accidents result from a breakdown in communication […]
SGT & Mrs. Austin Burchard Army SGT Austin Burchard is thousands of miles away from where he grew up in Kansas. The story of how he came to call Florida home started in March of 2009. Burchard was on duty in Afghanistan when a local translator, who Burchard says was being trained on how to […]
With the help of a Terex CC2500-1 lattice boom crawler crane, Challenges in the preparatory work, carried out by Riga Baumann, to expand Düsseldorf’s Wehrhahn metro included some 60 lifts in a severely confined space and a very tight schedule, said Terex: the crane had to be assembled and dismantled overnight, between 9 pm and […]
Systems Material Handling, Olathe, Kan., has released the Safe-T-Alert electronic horn, which has a continuous tone pulse rate. It has an expected life twice as long as a normal mechanical horn. With the mounting bracket included, the electronic horns are easy to mount and have a two-year warranty. The horn is housed in metal […]
Bubba Tillis, CCO operates the Grove GMK5240 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, FL “Using Sims Crane means having less to worry about,” says Michael Foley, President of Royal Aire Mechanical. His company is one of several contractors working on different projects currently underway at Tampa’s St. Joseph’s Hospital. Last Monday, the Oldsmar-based […]
