THE AMERICAN Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has approved the American National Standards (ANSI) safety requirements for rope-guided and non-guided worker’s hoists.
18/08/2008
THE INTERNATIONAL Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published standards on crane inspections to lift the safety level of cranes worldwide.
10/06/2009
QUEENSLAND Minister for Industrial Relations, Cameron Dick has launched new State safety standards for the use of suspended scaffolding on high-rise buildings.
09/07/2009
THE AMERICAN Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has released its A10 Crane Safety Standards Package to help safety professionals conduct safe crane operations.
17/11/2008
MSA’s manager Joseph Feldstein has received an award for distinguished service by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE).
15/10/2008
THE OCCUPATIONAL Safety & Health Administration has released a new safety program for crane operators.
20/08/2008
THE AMERICAN Society and Safety Engineers (ASSE) says the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has done a poor job on the proposed US Cranes and Derricks Rule.
28/01/2009
THE INTERNATIONAL Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) says its latest CD-ROM collection includes over 100 International Standards related to cranes published as handbooks, or on electronic media.
11/01/2010
THE ROYAL Society for the Prevention of Accidents is urging employers not to cut corners on health and safety during the current economic downturn.
21/10/2008
WORKPLACE Standards Tasmania (WST) has announced a safety alert after a serious near miss involving a 100t mobile crane occurred on a busy construction site on 9 November 2009.
02/12/2009
NEW York City has established new safety standards that apply to all cranes on New York Port Authority land following a number of fatal crane accidents.
12/03/2009
WORKSAFE Victoria has issued three safety improvement notices at the worksite in Prahran where five stories of scaffolding collapsed.
26/02/2009
UK based Lift Turn Move (LTM) says it will exhibit its range of lifting and rigging equipment at The Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT) from 10 to 11 June 2009.
09/06/2009
THE NORTH Carolina Department of Labour has awarded Southern Crane its prestigious Gold Award.
25/09/2008
ROBT Stone has hired a Titan crane for the construction of New Zealand’s Kupe gas field.
05/11/2008
HUNTINGDALE Mobile Cranes has been fined $70,000 fine for failing to provide a safe workplace for employees.
26/05/2009
AUSTRALIAN construction workers will drop their tools for one minute today to remember those in the industry who have been killed on the job.
28/04/2009
THE ASSOCIATED Builders and Contractors held its first construction industry Crane Safety Summit between 25 and 26 September 2008 in Houston, Texas.
03/10/2008
THE JOURNAL of Commerce (JOC) says cargo handling experts have launched a concerted effort to reduce injuries and equipment damage in port operations, with a crane safety initiative.
16/11/2009
SAFEWORK South Australia says recent scaffolding-related incidents in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria have prompted it to mount a national scaffolding safety campaign.
22/07/2009