Preparing for OSHA Inspections
The thought of an OSHA Compliance Office visiting a construction site may make some cringe.
OSHA released a ‘directive for enforcing requirements of the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard.’ The purpose of the directive is to gi... Read More
Shocking OSHA Statistics
If you are anything like me, then your desk is covered with sticky notes with reminders of what needs to be completed. These helpful reminders are a great solution to get the 'busy' work completed, but what about the important information?
Our infog... Read More
Crane Institute of America Partners with Independent Trainers
A Training Partnership program from Crane Institute of America is designed to provide independent crane and rigging trainers with the tools they need to prepare employees for qualification and/or certification. Crane Institute’s Training Partne... Read More
Dangerous Proposal
Valentine's Day was this past weekend, a popular day for marriage proposals. In the fall of 2014, a man in the Netherlands attempted an ill-advised but very memorable proposal involving a mobile crane.
For reasons we may not ever know, a man wante... Read More
Know Your Ground Conditions
A crawler crane erecting wind turbines in Canada last fall turned over while traveling from one to another. Witnesses reported “The crane was moving over the wet and uneven ground when the tracks appear to have sunk at the back, causing th... Read More
Formula for a Forklift Accident
An untrained operator attempted to reposition a telehandler on uneven ground while three workers were being lifted on a pallet.
(Story on Heavy Lift News)
Aerial lifts are designed to lift workers safely to elevated workplaces. Although not specifi... Read More
Avoidable Deaths: The Rest of the Story
Two workers were killed in Winters, California when the personnel basket they were in fell 80 feet. Cal OSHA cited Disney Construction for $106,100 after finding that
The cranes involved were not properly inspected
Workers were not trained
... Read More
Pick and Carry Sounds Good in Theory
Cranes & Access reported on a crane overturn in Lichtenstein, Germany in March. The crane was traveling close to the embankment of a stream when the swinging load (a large concrete panel) caused the crane to overturn.
Some cranes can l... Read More
What Really Happened?
Heavy Lift News reported on an incident in the UK where an all-terrain crane's outrigger damaged three cars.
There are two sides to every story: the factual one, and the side of the person who did something wrong or made a mistake and won&rsquo... Read More
