The winners of the ESTA Awards of Excellence 2021 were announced at an online ceremony on 22 April. Liebherr was awarded in the safety category for the development of special WindSpeed Load Charts. These offer increased safety and more operating time when operating the crane in windy conditions. The Liebherr engineers in Biberach, Ehingen and […]
Category Archives: Safety
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May
May
The Crosby Group, a global leader in lifting, rigging, and load securement hardware, today announced that it has acquired BlokCorp Ltd (“BlokCorp”). UK-based BlokCorp designs and manufactures innovative camera and alert systems for tower and mobile cranes. These advanced systems provide crane operators with critical visual and audio capabilities that enable safer and more productive […]
03
May
May
Since 3 years, AMCS technologies has had the privilege of participating in one of its most challenging projects. The company specialised in zoning and anti-collision systems for lifting machines equips the 52 tower cranes at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant site in England. This site benefits from all the expertise of AMCS technologies […]
02
Dec
Dec
After several months of development and testing in real conditions, AMCS technologies unveils its anti-collision solution between tower cranes and mobile cranes available for sale in France and internationally. This is a world first in the anti-collision world. Indeed, the anti-collision management of the AMCS technologies solution does not lie in the simple temporary neutralization […]
Companies, Crane Business, Jobsite reports, Safety
Mammoet provides engineering expertise in Malaysia
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Oct
Oct
Mammoet provides engineering expertise and highest safety standards for manufacturing plant facility expansion in Malaysia Solution allowed for minimal disruption of day-to-day production and reduced take-up of on-site ground space Mammoet recently completed a lifting and installation project in Malaysia displaying both engineering expertise and operational efficiency. The project contributed to a manufacturing plant’s ongoing […]
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Oct
Oct
A Bedfordshire, UK-based crane inspector utilised a Bluetooth-enabled, 6.5t capacity Radiolink plus load cell from Straightpoint (SP) to complete periodic inspection of an all-terrain crane recently. It was the latest in a series of similar assignments including load tests on lifting machines such as tower, loader, and other mobile cranes. JG Statutory Inspection Services Ltd. […]
Crane News, General, Safety
CM Labs Releases Industry’s First Simulation-based Crane Signaller Training Solution
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Jun
Jun
Montreal, QC, June 19, 2018 — CM Labs today announced the release of its new Signaller Training Station, a simulation-based solution that is the only one of its kind in the industry. Designed to work in conjunction with CM Labs’ Vortex® Trainer and Advantage simulators, the Signaller Training Station allows trainers to simultaneously engage multiple […]
Safety, Spotlight
New radar-based solution from Symeo: reliable anti-collision system safeguards cranes at multiple levels
02
Oct
Oct
Neubiberg (Germany), September 27, 2017 – Symeo GmbH, a leading global expert for radar-based positioning, distance measurement, anti-collision and data transmission systems, has developed a new wireless solution that can reliably prevent collisions between cranes operating at multiple levels. The new anti-collision solution is based on Symeo’s wireless LPR®-1D24 sensors, which are designed for dynamic, robust and real-time […]
Safety, Spotlight
Steel Erector and Design Organizations Work Together to Improve Steel Erector Certification Requirements
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Sep
Sep
The Steel Erectors Association of America (SEAA) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) have worked together to draft a reciprocal indemnity agreement and revise the additional insured language as part of AISC’s Certified Steel Erector program requirements. The reciprocal indemnity and revised additional insured language is mutually beneficial to both AISC and steel […]
03
Aug
Aug
At least twenty people are injured after the crane accident today in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. The two cranes felt over when lifting a part of the new Juliana bridge. The emergency services are being helped by Search & Recsue dogs from USAR. The cranes are from the Dutch company Peinemann. Details about […]
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