USA based crane operator certification company NCCCO is to issue colour-coded CCO cards.
04.07.2012
Kompetenzzentrum für Arbeitssicherheit of Pratteln, Switzerland has become an IPAF-approved training centre.
02.07.2012
UK rental company APL has chosen AFI’s SanctuaryZone as its crush protection solution for boom lifts.
01.07.2012
Terex Cranes has launched the CTL 650 F45 luffing jib tower crane marking its entry into heavy luffing jib cranes.
30.06.2012
UK based Kimberly Access has invested in AFI’s SanctuaryZone anti-crushing device for boom lifts.
26.06.2012
Bronto will launch new safety system for those working on its truck mounted lifts at Vertikal Days this week.
25.06.2012
Australian crane association CICA has launched a new safety training CD - ‘Dogging in the Workplace’
19.06.2012
The reporting of accidents and sharing of lessons learnt, has been a hot topic at several association meetings this year, many believe it should be a condition of membership
15.06.2012
SafeWork Australia is looking for public comment on its draft code of practice governing equipment supply.
07.06.2012
New Zealand’s McLeod Cranes has won a Department of Labour award for the best safety initiative.
04.06.2012
Load Systems International has opened a UK division, Load Systems UK, based in Aberdeen, Scotland.
21.05.2012
We have finally received a copy of the Balfour Beatty UK Safety Alert regarding scissor lift control boxes.
17.05.2012
AEM has issued French Canadian versions of its aerial lift safety manuals for use in Quebec
16.05.2012
US based LGH has formed a partnership with the Local 597 Pipefitters Union training facility in Chicago.
Liebherr is providing free one day training courses in the UK the influence of wind on crane operations.
Tyco Fire says that it is mandating the fitment of SkySiren protection system on all boom lifts from today.
14.05.2012
The UK’s Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group will hold an ‘Open Meeting’ at this year’s Vertikal Days.
10.05.2012
UK rental company Hewden has received the RoSPA Gold Award for the fourth consecutive year.
03.05.2012
IPAF’s new accident reporting database has got off to a good start, following its launch at the end of last month.
24.04.2012 1
We understand that JLG will shortly announce the details of its new crush protection system
13.04.2012 1
Major manufacturers are now not only approving the fitting of anti-crush devices to boom lifts, but also endorsing them, as they introduce their own devices - but should they be standard or optional?
08.04.2012
Aerial platform manufacturer Genie will highlight three alternative overhead crushing devices at Intermat.
05.04.2012
UK based truck bed manufacturer Shawtrack, has added three new 32 tonne beavertail trucks to its rental fleet.
03.04.2012
Malta’s Health and Safety Authority has said that it will carry out random inspections of tower cranes.
02.04.2012