The Standard in Crane & Rigging Training
Powered Industrial Trucks, as defined by OSHA 1910.178, are not cranes unless “equipped to hoist and lower, by means of a winch or hook, and horizontally move a suspended load.”It is not uncommon to see a jib on the forks...
Read MoreHow do you lift a large pane of glass? Very carefully; as the punch-line goes. Glass has a polished surface which makes it perfectly suited to be lifted by a vacuum, below-the-hook lifting device. Below-the-hook lifting devices, as described in...
Read MoreIf you want to lift the heaviest objects on earth you won’t do it quickly! Strand jacks have the heaviest lifting capability of all lifting devices. They also fit into a relatively small space when compared to cranes or conventional...
Read MoreEyebolts can make a rigging job easier, but easier doesn’t mean safer. An untrained rigger may incorrectly believe he can connect to an eyebolt by any means that work, but it is never that simple. Eyebolts like all rigging gear,...
Read MoreThe thought of an OSHA Compliance Office visiting a construction site may make some cringe. OSHA released a ‘directive for enforcing requirements of the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard.’ The purpose of the directive is to give OSHA personnel...
Read MoreIf you are anything like me, then your desk is covered with sticky notes with reminders of what needs to be completed. These helpful reminders are a great solution to get the 'busy' work completed, but what about the important...
Read More“I love old cars,” said Jim Headley, President and CEO of Crane Institute of America, “and missing an opportunity in 1974 to swap my worn-out Volkswagen plus $2,000 for an immaculate 1963 Corvette, has always haunted me. From that day...
Read MoreA Training Partnership program from Crane Institute of America is designed to provide independent crane and rigging trainers with the tools they need to prepare employees for qualification and/or certification. Crane Institute’s Training Partnership provides trainers with access to a...
Read MoreValentine's Day was this past weekend, a popular day for marriage proposals. In the fall of 2014, a man in the Netherlands attempted an ill-advised but very memorable proposal involving a mobile crane. For reasons we may not ever know,...
Read MoreA crawler crane erecting wind turbines in Canada last fall turned over while traveling from one to another. Witnesses reported “The crane was moving over the wet and uneven ground when the tracks appear to have sunk at the back, causing...
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