On January 18, the ASME B30 Committee, New York, N.Y., was welcomed to Sugar Land, Texas, by Mayor James A. Thompson, who presented the committee with a Certificate of Proclamation recognizing and commending the B30 Committee for their commitment to crane safety. The certificate further recognizes the committee’s relationship with OSHA and the construction industry in […]
During the recent Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association’s (SC&RA) annual conference in San Diego, Calif., the association elected David Lowry, Bennett International Group, McDonough, Ga., as president. Joining Lowry as officers for the 2011-2012 term are William Stramer, Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co., Lexington, Ky., as chairman; Michael Battaini, Sheedy Drayage, San Francisco, Calif., as vice president; Bill Keen, Keen […]
A new decal for cranes, reading, "Designated/Certified Operators Only," has been developed by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and approved by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) The decal signifies that the machine should be operated only by personnel who have received employer certification of training and evaluation according to relevant OSHA standards. It can […]
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has presented 103 member manufacturers with “Statistics Outstanding Merit Awards” for exemplary 2010 performance in AEM’s data reporting programs. Their actions enhance the association’s ability to provide meaningful market information to member companies for business benchmarking and planning. The annual awards are based on statistical data reporting timeliness, accuracy, consistency […]
Tadano Faun unveiled its new top of the line six axle All Terrain crane this weekend at its plant in Lauf, Germany. The new crane, the 400 ton ATF400G-6 is, according to the company not just an updated version of the 360 ton AFT360G-6 that the company showed at Bauma in 2007, it says that it […]
The results are based on independent studies conducted by Ducker Research, which used interviews as its main research. The sample of rental companies interviewed represents about 60 percent of the estimated total AWP rental market. Rental revenues for aerial work platforms (AWPs) in the US decreased 4 percent in 2010, to about $5.7 billion. But […]
We turned an 8 hour job into a 2 minute video demonstrating the erection process of the Kobelco CK1000 crawler crane. Thank you to Skanska and Sarasota Memorial Hospital for making this possible!
There has been a lot of inquiry on a suspended garden at Chelsea Flower show. The garden, a pink wing shaped structure suspended from a large crane was designed by Diarmuid Gavin and was one of 13 gold medal winners this week and was said to have been inspired by the film Avatar. The original idea […]
Stampede Crane & Rigging assembled U2′s massive stage in Commonwealth Stadium located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, as reviewed by this article in the Edmonton Journal, written by Shaughn Butts: Whatever words you use to describe U2’s 360° stage, just don’t call it small. On Sunday, a crew of hundreds used cranes, booms and lifts to […]
On June 15, the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association will host a webinar titled Tower Cranes: How OSHA 1926.1400 Affects Operations. This presentation will highlight the key areas in the regulations and explain how to comply with them. It also will cover new items forthcoming in the next edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers standard […]
