A hearing to review the exclusivity period for Ahern Rentals has been adjourned until October 18th.
14.10.2012
Melbourne based Boom Logistics has been fined $100,000 following a fatal crane incident in 2009
06.09.2012
Abu Dhabi based Safelift has become one of the first local companies to achieve ISO 9001 accreditation.
03.09.2012 1
The American Society of Safety Engineers OSHA to support a new Fall Prevention Campaign
26.08.2012
Brand 1 Solutions, the latest incarnation of Lee Rowe’s P.S.S operations looks set for liquidation.
22.08.2012 1
Worksafe Queensland has issued a safety bulletin on jib inspections for Haulotte H16TPX boom lifts
20.08.2012
OSHA of the USA is extending its new crane standards to demolition and underground construction.
19.08.2012
The Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia is suing boom truck manufacturer Elliott Equipment
Tibor Varganyi the mechanic involved in the fatal New York tower crane failure in May 2008 has been sentenced.
13.08.2012
The EU has issued a statement that effectively exempts crane operators from the Driver CPC directive.
07.08.2012
If you are based in the UK you can still comment on a new British Standard for crane inspections.
25.07.2012
OSHA is restricting the use of proximity devices from next week as the sole power line warning for cranes.
19.07.2012
A 2007 UpRight AB38 self-propelled boom lift, Serial No 3766 has been stolen from a yard in Parma, Italy.
18.07.2012
USA based crane operator certification company NCCCO is to issue colour-coded CCO cards.
04.07.2012
Terex Cranes has launched the CTL 650 F45 luffing jib tower crane marking its entry into heavy luffing jib cranes.
30.06.2012
Japanese crane and access manufacturer Tadano has fired a vice president at Tadano America for embezzling over $9 million.
11.06.2012
SafeWork Australia is looking for public comment on its draft code of practice governing equipment supply.
07.06.2012
UK based Fairview Crane Hire has finally ceased trading as the directors focus on other businesses.
24.05.2012
The owner of a trailer lift and the engineer who inspected it have been charged with Negligent Homicide in Norway
Romanian access rental company T&T Solutions has been declared insolvent and a trustee appointed.
A New York judge has put an end to an attempt by tower crane erector William Rapetti to get his licenses back.
21.05.2012
The on-going legal battle between Valla cranes and JMG and its owners has now been settled.
A crane operator was stabbed to death on Saturday by a rival for cutting rental rates in Coimbatore, India.
20.05.2012
The sentences for the 2009 tower crane collapse in Liverpool, UK, have totalled around £480,000.
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