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Guide covers use of mobile lifting appliances beside railwaysRAISING SAFETY STANDARDS FOR CRANE LIFTING OPS
Posted on 17th July 2018
Major crane seminar seeks to raise standards and share best practice
UPDATED GUIDANCE ON EXCAVATORS USED AS CRANES
Posted on 22nd November 2017
Plant Forum stresses excavators should not be ‘first choice’ for lifting
MAJOR CRANE SAFETY SEMINAR 28 SEPT 2016
Posted on 5th September 2016
Seminar examines key issues and solutions on construction projects
INSPECTION AND EXAMINATION RULES UNDER REVIEW
Posted on 19th August 2016
HSE seek more proportionate approach to equipment inspection etc.
FATALITY: NEW YORK CRAWLER CRANE COLLAPSE
Posted on 8th February 2016
Dramatic video shows collapse of massive mobile crane
MECCA DISASTER CRANE BOOM WAS NOT LOWERED
Posted on 24th September 2015
Findings of the crane experts investigation now available
AT LEAST 107 DIE IN MECCA CRANE COLLAPSE
Posted on 16th September 2015
Storm and strong winds believed to have triggered disaster
HSE LIFTING OPERATIONS APPROVED CODE UPDATED
Posted on 5th January 2015
New LOLER code and guidance now available free online
CPA PUBLISH NEW GROUND CONDITION GUIDANCE
Posted on 28th October 2014
Assessment of ground and precautions for safe use of mobile plant
INQUEST: DRIVER TRAPPED BY LORRY GRAB
Posted on 28th October 2014
HSE expert witness found no faults with the crane
MOBILE CRANE COLLAPSE INJURES WORKMAN
Posted on 20th October 2014
Failure during controlled dismantling operation on massive mobile
GROUND CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT STANDARD SET BY CPA
Posted on 2nd June 2014
Draft guidance to reduce mobile construction plant risk of collapse
INCIDENT: MOBILE CRANE FAILURE
Posted on 24th February 2014
Boom collapse during pile extraction highlights FPS Guidance
WORLD CUP COLLAPSED CRANE ‘CLEARED’ OF BLAME
Posted on 17th February 2014
Liebherr investigation clears crane of fault in fatal collapse
FATAL CRANE COLLAPSE IN BRAZIL CAUGHT ON CAMERA
Posted on 2nd December 2013Two die as massive mobile crane boom fails during major lift
INQUEST: MOBILE CRANE COLLAPSE
Posted on 18th October 2013
Director points Coroner to malfunctioning crane safety device
INCIDENT: MOBILE CRANE OVERTURN
Posted on 20th September 2013
Big Mac comes with free extra large chip at McDonalds
INCIDENTS: TWO MOBILES COLLAPSE IN ONE WEEK
Posted on 21st August 2013
Mobile cranes topple in both Putney and Royal Tunbridge Wells
INCIDENT: CRANE OVERTURN ON WIND FARM PROJECT
Posted on 15th March 2013
Mobile crane collapse fuels concerns of local residents
INCIDENT: MOBILE CRANE COLLAPSE
Posted on 4th February 2013
Driver leapt to safety as crane overturned into canal
INCIDENT: MOBILE CRANE OPERATOR INJURED IN LOAD FALL
Posted on 6th July 2012
Cab fails to protect mobile operator after lifting operation goes wrong
INCIDENT: MOBILE CRANE OVERTURN ON MAJOR PROJECT
Posted on 5th December 2011
Investigators 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 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
MOBILE OVERTURNS LANDING ON NEARBY HOME
Posted on 3rd September 2010Workman 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
MOBILE CRANE PLANNING FOR SAFE GROUND
Posted on 19th November 2009Industry bodies issue guidance on securing mobile crane stability
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 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
HOUSTON 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.
