08.03.2008

Tower Crane Safety at Conexpo

If you have any interest in tower cranes and are heading to Las Vegas next week for Conexpo reserve three hours to attend the free seminar on tower crane safety.

Smie, Morrow, NCCCO and the Vertikal Press are sponsoring Tower Crane Safety @ Work, a brief but highly informative presentation and discussion on tower crane safety on Thursday morning March 13th.

The speakers include some of the most knowledgeable tower crane specialists in North America and the UK, including:

Peter Juhren national service manager for Morrow Equipment, North America’s leading tower crane company, responsible for management of service operations and personnel in 24 branch offices in the United
States, Australia, New- Zealand, Mexico and Canada.

Brian Silbernagel , corporate safety director at Morrow Equipment.
Previously employed in the construction industry and as a safety compliance Officer for Oregon OSHA. He has served on the: Oregon SENRAC committee,
Oregon Crane Rule Review committee, a board member of the Florida Crane and Heavy Equipment Workgroup, and is currently a member of the State
of Washington New Construction Crane Rule Advisory

Graham Brent executive director, National Commission For The Certification Of Crane Operators (NCCCO) responsible for all aspects of the administration and development of NCCCO's national crane operator certification programs. In his previous role he served as a NCCCO commissioner, and instructed operators, inspectors and management on hazard recognition and equipment safety, as well as OSHA/ANSI standards compliance.

Paul Phillips immediate past chairman of the UK’s Construction Plant Hire Association's Tower Crane Interest Group. Chairman of the CIRIA team
producing the Tower Crane Stability book and chairman of the UK’s Construction Industry Training Board producing industry standard and qualifications for tower crane erection

Tim Rowley managing director of Crane Safe, the company that he founded in 1982. He has 35 years experience in the development and introduction of electronic safety and productivity aids for cranes.


Given the currently high profile on tower crane safety around the world, this is a must-attend event for anyone in Las Vegas in the 13th who takes this subject seriously. If you are within a couple of hours flying time it could also be well worth your time making a special trip.

The seminar is absolutely free with no catches or hidden agendas to register go to Register online at: www.vpreg.com/smie
Or register at:
SMIE - Stand No. B-901 Blue Lot
Vertikal.Net – Stand No S-555 in the Silver Lot

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