CLIENT FAILED TO CHECK CRANE CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE
Posted on 1st February 2012
Planned crane maintenance should not be subject to ‘blind eye’ syndrome
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ERRONEOUS USE OF LIFTING EQUIPMENT ENDS IN TRAGEDY
Posted on 28th January 2012
Young workman died after unsafe system trapped in him in block grab jaws
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INCIDENT:TOWER CRANE OPERATOR RESCUE
Posted on 27th October 2011
Prior training proves useful as unwell crane operator recovered from height
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HELICOPTER HEAVY LIFTING OPERATIONS IN USA
Posted on 13th June 2011
Lifting of US power transmission towers ends in double dose of ‘disaster’
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INCIDENT: CONCRETE PUMPING OPERATION
Posted on 21st January 2011
Concrete pumping unit topples on new homes project in Kent
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LORRY GRAB FATALITY FIRMS FACE PROSECUTION
Posted on 19th November 2010
Two companies now charged with failing to secure scissor grab safety
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HSE SAFETY NOTICE: SKIP HOOK FALSE ENGAGEMENT
Posted on 19th November 2010
Fatality prompts safety notice on potential danger from builders skip
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TELEHANDLER LIFTING OPERATION NOT PROPERLY PLANNED
Posted on 31st August 2010
Falling beam on homebuild project leaves workman in quadriplegic condition
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CRANE OPERATOR COMPETENCE STANDARDS
Posted on 10th August 2010
US crane operator certification scheme prompts review of standards
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CRANES OVERSAILING NEIGHBOURING LAND ISSUES
Posted on 18th June 2010
Rights to oversailing land with cranes is far from plain sailing
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LIFTING OPERATION FATALITY CONFIRMS RISING FINES
Posted on 23rd May 2010
Freight company pays £350,000 following death during unloading glass
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DIRECTORS FINED FOLLOWING SLAB DEATH
Posted on 24th April 2010
Fatality prompts Section 37 prosecution of two directors
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WORKMAN INJURED AT POWER PLANT SITE
Posted on 25th August 2009
Falling pipe causes serious injury at power plant construction site
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PRODUCT PROFILE
Posted on 18th February 2009
Hoglift system for safer lifting of units on and off vehicles
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