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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tadano is launching four new rough terrain cranes, each with the longest boom in its capacity class, said the manufacturer. The GR-800EX, GR-600EX, GR-500EX and GR-300EX, with 80, 60, 50 and 30 tonne lifting capacities, respectively, are aimed at the general export market. For North America the four machines are designated: GR-1000XL, GR-750XL, GR-550XL and […]
Crane Hot Line, published by Maximum Capacity Media, has named the industry’s Top Trainers in its fourth annual recognition of corporate and professional trainers. The winners are featured in the November 2011 issue. Nominees represented a range of businesses—from crane rental companies and contractors to companies working in petrochemical and manufacturing industries, as well as […]
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Terex Cranes has promoted Frank Bardonaro to the newly created position of vice president and managing director global sales. The new role is based in Europe and Bardonaro is therefore planning to relocate in the near future. He will assume full commercial responsibility for the company’s complete range of mobile cranes worldwide, working in […]
Tuesday, October 25th will be a monumental day for Sims Crane & Equipment. It marks the beginning of a very special campaign – one that could literally save lives. T-shirt design for the event We will be unveiling our 70 Ton Linkbelt model HTC-8670 – and it will look very different than the last time […]
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 […]
