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OSHA to Hold a Meeting to Review OSHA’s crane operator qualification Requirements

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has planned to hold a special meeting of its Advisory Committee to review the qualification standards required for crane operators. The meeting is scheduled to take place from March 31 to April 1, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The meeting is entirely purposed to discuss over the prosed […]

By |March 13th, 2015|Crane News|Comments Off on OSHA to Hold a Meeting to Review OSHA’s crane operator qualification Requirements

New Upgrade to Liebherr LR 1750/2 Crawler Crane Machine

With new upgrades in Liebherr’s crawler crane, now its performance has been increased by more than 25% and now it has reinforced boom and derrick mechanism for more load capacity. By upgrading its LR 1750 crawler crane machine, Liebherr has made it possible for the crane operator to handle increased loads on workplaces.

The upgradation […]

By |March 11th, 2015|Crane News|Comments Off on New Upgrade to Liebherr LR 1750/2 Crawler Crane Machine

“Plug and Play Technology” to Improve Installation and Maintenance for Crane Machines

Harrington Hoists, Inc. has introduced a new and innovative “plug and play” crane kit that is designed to help the operators save on their valuable time in either maintaining or installing crane machines. The crane kit is developed to deal with the most challenging applications in the machines, which can cause the operators to […]

By |March 10th, 2015|Crane News|Comments Off on “Plug and Play Technology” to Improve Installation and Maintenance for Crane Machines

Why NCCCO Training Course is Essential for Crane Operators?

If you ask a crane operator about the one most crucial thing that he/she looks for safe crane operation, you would possibly hear ‘Safety.’ Yes! Everyone related to crane industry looks forward to conducting safe and secure crane operation in a workplace so that the people around the project site can stay safe against […]

By |March 2nd, 2015|Crane News|Comments Off on Why NCCCO Training Course is Essential for Crane Operators?

Experts Suggest Shifting Attention from Technical to Behavioral Issues for Avoiding Accidents

“The cranes themselves don’t cause accidents, the accidents are mostly caused by the people surrounding and using the cranes.” Søren Jansen, CEO of a large crane rental company and an insurance investigator, says.

According to the crane industry specialists, most of the accidents at workplaces are largely caused by inadequacies – which may have happened […]

By |February 25th, 2015|Crane News|Comments Off on Experts Suggest Shifting Attention from Technical to Behavioral Issues for Avoiding Accidents

Hiab Adds 80 tonne-metre Crane Machine to Its High Capacity Crane Fleet

With the arrival of 80 tonne-metre crane in its high capacity fleet of articulating hydraulic crane machines, Hiab has strengthened its capacity with advanced technology and all-round performance. The latest Hiab X-HiPro 858 crane machine can provide more facilities with increased capacity. The new crane system gives parallel outreach of more than 34 meters […]

By |February 23rd, 2015|Crane News|Comments Off on Hiab Adds 80 tonne-metre Crane Machine to Its High Capacity Crane Fleet

New SC&RA Foundation and Scholarship Program in Memory of Frank Bardonaro Sr.

rank Bardonaro Jr., President of Sales for Maxim Crane, has commenced a scholarship grant program to show gratitude for his father Frank Bardonaro Sr. who worked as a dedicated professional in crane industry and other associated sectors like transportation and rigging industry. The core objective of the newly established SC&RA scholarship program is all […]

By |February 18th, 2015|Crane News|Comments Off on New SC&RA Foundation and Scholarship Program in Memory of Frank Bardonaro Sr.

Stay Competitive with High Productivity by Modernizing Crane Systems

Using an outdated crane machine and getting very limited outcome? It is high time to make it more efficient and functional for large projects. If you want to avoid inflated cost on buying new machines, think about modernizing the existing crane machines. It solves the Catch-22 situation, which several people come across: being trapped […]

By |February 17th, 2015|Crane News|Comments Off on Stay Competitive with High Productivity by Modernizing Crane Systems

Liebherr Introduces New Rental Apps to Put the Crane on Rent

With the inception of advanced technology in smartphones, it is now easy for businessmen to reach out their potential customers with the utmost accuracy. And the same thing has motivated the crane manufacturers to bring their machines to the maximum people in the market. Liebherr, known as one of the most reputed crane manufacturers […]

By |February 11th, 2015|Crane News|Comments Off on Liebherr Introduces New Rental Apps to Put the Crane on Rent

SC&RA, KHL and NCCCO Joins Hands to Promote Employment in Crane Industry

In the last blog post, we had have discussion over the possible expansion in staff pool in the crane industry. This time it is about career promotion event which is programmed to be held in Chicago in the month of June this year. The event is all about augmenting the workforce in the industry […]

By |February 9th, 2015|Crane News|Comments Off on SC&RA, KHL and NCCCO Joins Hands to Promote Employment in Crane Industry