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Crawler crane overturned on poorly managed construction site in LondonSUPERVISOR AND CRANE FIRM FINES FOLLOW FATALITY
Posted on 15th January 2012
Lifting operation failures ended in tragedy and crane contractor pays £1/4m
MAJOR CONTRACTOR ALERT FOLLOWS CRANE INCIDENT
Posted on 8th January 2012
Mobile crane overturn investigation progress and findings made public
MANAGING DIRECTOR £80k FINE FOLLOWS CRANE OVERTURN
Posted on 17th December 2011
Defective mobile overturned fatally injuring nearby construction workman
INCIDENT: MOBILE CRANE OVERTURN ON MAJOR PROJECT
Posted on 5th December 2011Investigators probe cause of mobile crane incident on London Tate Modern site
FATALITY: MOBILE CRANE OVERTURNS ON ACCESS ROAD
Posted on 16th August 2011
Mobile crane driver fatally injured on road near wind farm project site
MOBILE CRANE HIRE FIRM AND OPERATOR PROSECUTED
Posted on 13th April 2011Family of deceased man express concern at ‘shocking’ inadequate sentences
MOBILE CRANE AND CAR COLLISION ROAD DEATH
Posted on 3rd February 2011
Van driver dies in a collision with a mobile crane on a major Cumbrian road
INCIDENT: LYME REGIS CRANE COLLAPSE
Posted on 28th January 2011
Passers-by narrowly avoid injury as crane topples on south coast seafront
CRANE DRIVER FATALLY INJURED IN RIVERSIDE INCIDENT
Posted on 9th December 2010
Operator died after crawler crane toppled into river during de-silting work
CLIENT AND CONTRACTOR FINED FOR FAILED LIFTING OP
Posted on 11th November 2010
Plasterer crushed as timber roof trusses fall during unloading of lorry
MOBILE OVERTURNS LANDING ON NEARBY HOME
Posted on 3rd September 2010
Workman trapped and injured as mobile crane lifting operation goes wrong
CRANE OPERATOR COMPETENCE STANDARDS
Posted on 10th August 2010
US crane operator certification scheme prompts review of standards
LORRY LOADING LED TO FATAL CRUSHING
Posted on 13th April 2010
Load slipped during loading by crane releasing three tonnes of steel
MOBILE CRANE OVERTURN
Posted on 12th March 2010
Steelmaker fined after mobile crane defect ends in overturn
BEAM FROM CRANE CRASHES THROUGH ROOF
Posted on 21st January 2010
Public narrowly avoid serious injury as lifting operation goes wrong
FALLING STEEL BEAM CRUSHED WORKMAN
Posted on 8th December 2009Inquest hears how lifting operation led to erectors death
MOBILE CRANE PLANNING FOR SAFE GROUND
Posted on 19th November 2009Industry bodies issue guidance on securing mobile crane stability
MOBILE CRANE AND CAR COLLIDE
Posted on 3rd November 2009Two injured as car/crane collision leaves crane collapsed on house
USEFUL CRANE SAFETY WEBSITE
Posted on 8th October 2009
US website provides space to share crane safety information
ONLINE CRANE OPERATOR TRAINING
Posted on 8th October 2009Provider offers online training for crane and MEWP operators
CONCRETE BEAM FALL INQUEST OPENS
Posted on 30th September 2009Inquiry opens into death of labourer during bridge demolition
ANALYSIS OF CRANE INCIDENT CAUSES
Posted on 29th September 2009
Singapore Task Force publishes results of crane incident study
BARGE AND CRANE COLLAPSE INQUEST
Posted on 18th September 2009Survivors describe how barge and crane crashed into sea
MOBILE CRANE CRASHES INTO BUILDING
Posted on 26th August 2009
Crane overturns onto scaffold at Australian University project
CARRICKFURGUS CRAWLER CRANE COLLAPSE
Posted on 24th August 2009
Crane misses supermarket manager as it overturns on retail unit
MOBILES OVERTURN DURING RECOVERY
Posted on 15th July 2009Further incident during Delhi bridge collapse recovery operations
MOBILE CRANE INCIDENT IN NEW ZEALAND
Posted on 18th June 2009Mobile crane incident puts children at risk
CRANE SAFETY REMINDER
Posted on 7th May 2009Prosecution highlights risks during work at height on cranes
CONSTRUCTION PLANT-HIRE ASSOCIATION
Posted on 6th April 2009Relaunched CPA website includes free plant safety guides
MOBILE CRANE COLLAPSE IN MANCHESTER
Posted on 26th March 2009Driver left suspended and rescued from overturned crane
CRANE FATALITY IN LONDON
Posted on 10th March 2009Workman crushed by falling crawler crane jib
PLANT SAFETY INCIDENTS
Posted on 12th February 2009HOUSTON CRANE INCIDENT UPDATE
Posted on 18th January 2009Crane operator ‘had never been in cab before’ fatal incident
LOADER CRANE SAFETY
Posted on 8th October 2008Revision of UK loader crane standard BS 7121 Part 4
Cranes Today reports that Ian Simpson, an HSE specialist inspector, spoke recently at a Construction Plant-hire Association open meeting on revision of UK crane standard BS 7121 Part 4. He has told Cranes Today that the revision seeks to bring greater risk based proportionality to the planning of lifting operations. He went on to say ”the problem is that Part 4 is not risk based. It includes a distinction between basic and complex lifts, but these are not well defined, and what needs to be done in each case is not specified.”
Comment: This article contains a useful insight into the current thinking surrounding revision of the BS.
MOBILE CRANE TESTING
Posted on 6th October 2008BS on crane testing comes under scrutiny from UK expert
Contract Journal have reported that a consultant working with the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) believes the mobile crane industry must leave behind a dependence on four-yearly testing of mobile cranes at 125% SWL. Consultant Tim Watson told CJ ”Manufacturers don’t recommend overloading modern cranes except under very specific circumstances and some insurers actually ban the practice”
Mr Watson is working on a CPA best-practice guide on the maintenance and thorough examination of mobile cranes that will inform revision of BS7121 Part 2. The revision is reported as possibly including measures such as data logging, oil analysis.
