Surprise crane inspections by Singapore's Ministry of Manpower leads to 61 fines and two site closures
29.10.2013
Genie has introduced a Spanish version of its Lift Pro online-based aerial work platform training programme.
21.10.2013
Almost half of the UK building sites checked by the HSE failed basic checks particularly when working at height
21.10.2013 2
UK based Tagattach has appointed Orr Safety of Louisville, Kentucky as its distributor for the USA
14.10.2013
The UK Health & Safety Executive is seeking a new CEO as Geoffrey Podger moves to New Zealand
24.09.2013
The UK's Health & Safety Executive has launched a major site safety clampdown for September
03.09.2013
Gary ‘Grumpy’ Avery a well-known CraneSafe assessor, based in Victoria, Australia has died
20.08.2013
A coroner’s jury in Canada has recommended tougher standards for aerial work platform operator training
06.08.2013
Genie has issued a Safety Notice that requires all Genie Z135/70 machines to be inspected.
29.07.2013
Crane and access company Prangl has become the first rental company in Austria to become SCCP certified
02.07.2013
UK distributor Height Lift & Shift – HLS – has achieved accreditation to ISO 9001:2008
21.06.2013
Barry Copeland who lost his family in a crane related car accident has recieved an IOSH award
20.06.2013
Kosran is launching its Safety Access Control (SAC) system at Vertikal Days, following successful field trials.
13.06.2013
US crane operator certification company NCCCO has urged OSHA to redo the new crane rule urgently
29.05.2013
OSHA has said the it is looking to delay crane operator certification requirements in the USA until 2017
22.05.2013
Irish based access rental company Blulift is hosting a Be Wise at Height safety seminar later this month.
20.05.2013 1
US based scaffold group Safway has appointed Paul Amedee as vice president of safety.
29.04.2013
UK based Timbermat has opened a new distribution depot in Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
04.04.2013 1
An increasing number of UK access rental companies are gaining contractor safety and quality accreditations
15.03.2013 2
Nash Plant of New South Wales, Australia supplied a telehandler for a highly unusual application last month.
15.03.2013
UK based contractor Bam Nutall has issued a new safety bulletin clearing the JLG 450AJ for use
14.03.2013
UK based harness manufacturer and distributor ZT Safety Systems has launched the ZT Dual Harness.
12.03.2013
UK contractor Bam Nuttall has issued a safety alert following an incident with a JLG boom lift last week. UPDATED
05.03.2013
A warning has gone out regarding faulty polyester slings following an audit and inspection.
25.02.2013 1
