The new US Cranes and Derricks standard will finally be published tomorrow during a live online chat hosted by OSHA.
27.07.2010
Keep an eye out for a Haulotte HTL4017 Telehandler stolen from Teesside, UK, over the weekend,
19.07.2010
The UK’s HSE is inviting contractors to a mock trial to show what happens when things go wrong.
15.07.2010
Terex says that the antitrust investigation into its activities in the crushing and screning markets has been conluded without charges.
06.07.2010
The owner of a Pittsburgh company hasa received a large fine plus three years probation and six months house arrest
28.06.2010
US suspended platform company SafeWorks has succeeded in its legal battle against The Spider Lift Company/ Extreme Access Solutions
03.06.2010
Loxam has reported revenues for 2009 of €698 million almost 18% down on 2008 but still turned a profit.
23.04.2010
Italian based Valla cranes has initiated legal action against Maurizio Manzini and Emilio Berti and JMG Cranes.
21.04.2010
New York City’s former chief cranes inspector pleaded guilty and took a two to six year prison plea yesterday.
24.03.2010
The UK’s HSE has issued a Safety Notice following a recent fatal accident in Scotland
23.03.2010
Wordsworth Holdings the construction equipment manufacturer owned by Duncan Wordsworth has called in the administrators.
16.03.2010 1
UK crane rental company Winterlift has appointed an administrator and ceased trading.
15.03.2010 1
The UK’s HSE has confirmed that it will enforce the new RCL override arrangements regardless of the delays to EN13000:2010.
11.03.2010 2
Jimmy Lomma, owner of New York Crane & Equipment and Lomma crane rental faces manslaughter charges.
07.03.2010
Australian regulators have published interim safety device requirements for MEWPS that include overload systems from 2011.
24.02.2010
A follow up report to the news that the Rowes have set up a new company to take over from PSS.
24.02.2010 1
Russian newspapers have published reports of a raid and investigation into access rental company LTech
19.02.2010
A telehandler accident that injured an employee has cost a UK contractor nearly £7,000 in fines and costs.
23.01.2010
The owner of Elite cranes and ex member of Melbourne’s underworld Mick Gatto, is being investigated for assault and coercion.
17.01.2010
Keep an eye out for a JCB 540/170 telehandler, stolen last night in Weston Super Mare in the UK.
13.01.2010
Italy has appealed against publication of the new loader crane standard EN1299-2009.
10.01.2010
We have had a number of calls concerning PSS, the UK lifting and training company owned by the Rowe family.
06.01.2010
OSHA, has revealed its Top-10 list of safety violations in USA during 2009.
03.01.2010 1
Washington State’s construction crane certification deadline is tomorrow, the majority remain unregistered.
31.12.2009