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Protecting the Public
The crane and rigging industry has made national headlines too many times over the last few years. A recent internet search returned articles about crane accidents in Texas, Florida, Kansas, Colorado, Louisiana, North Carolina, Maryland, Hawaii, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma. That’s not to mention the major tower crane accidents in cities like New York, Miami, and Seattle.
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Converging Cranes
June 9, 2009 – When it comes to construction machinery, there often can be several tools that meet the needs of the job. But deciding which machine to use boils down to finding the best solution for the application at hand. Some job requirements are such that they fall in between two product sizes—and sometimes even two crane types altogether. As self-erecting cranes creep up in size and capacity, the lines between city tower cranes and the larger self erector categories start to blur. So when is a self erector the best solution? When is a city crane needed for the job? Here, the experts take on the issue of self erectors versus city tower cranes.
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Badger Equipment Returns to RT Crane Market
June 9, 2009 –Badger Equipment Co., Winona, Minn., will re-enter the mobile crane market this year with 20- and 30-ton cab-down style rough-terrain cranes. The Badger brand RTs will partner with a product line of rail-mounted, truck, and crawler cranes currently produced under the Little Giant brand name.
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NCCER/NACB Sets Dates for Crane Practical Examiner Training Program
June 11, 2009 – To keep costs down, employers are looking to their own staff members to administer practical examinations to potential mobile crane operators. NCCER/NACB’s nationally accredited crane operator certification program provides a mechanism for employers to have a practical examiner on staff. The NCCER/NACB Crane Practical Examiner program is designed—and necessary—for practical examiners to become trained to perform NCCER/NACB’s mobile crane operator certification.
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Jefferson, S.D.,April 2009
Accident:
Nearly 100 homes and businesses were without power after a boom truck ran into several power lines.
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