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SC&RA Offers Annual Crane Inspection ChecklistsJanuary 27, 2012–The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA), Fairfax, Va., has released two comprehensive checklists for annual crane inspections that conform to OHSA’s latest Cranes and Derricks safety standards. |
Business Management Expert to Open SC&RA Annual ConferenceJanuary 27, 2012–The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA), Fairfax, Va., announced that business management and engagement expert Curt Coffman, co-author of New York Times bestseller “First Break All the Rules,” will deliver the keynote speech at the SC&RA Annual Conference, which will be held April 17-21 at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines in Austin, Texas. |
Pinnacle Cranes Becomes Manitex DealerJanuary 27, 2012–Manitex Inc., Georgetown, Texas, appointed Pinnacle Cranes, a Charlotte, N.C.-based division of Carolina Tractor & Equipment, as authorized distributor for Manitex boom trucks and truck mounted cranes in North and South Carolina. |
Delta Rigging & Tools Named Primary Distributor of Limpet Fall Protection SolutionJanuary 26, 2012–Delta Rigging & Tools, Inc., Pearland, Texas, has been named the primary North American and Australian distributor of Limpet Technology Ltd.’s fall protection and climb assist solution in the oil and gas, wind power, energy generation, construction, and entertainment sectors. |
EMCOR Group Acquires Southern Industrial ConstructorsJanuary 27, 2012–EMCOR Group, Inc., Norwalk, Conn., has acquired Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc., a Raleigh, N.C.-based industrial services contractor. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. |
Manitowoc Crane Strike EndsJanuary 27, 2012–A two-month strike by workers at Manitowoc Crane, Manitowoc, Wis., has ended, according to an NBC26 news report. The striking machinists voted 112-59 this week to accept an agreement with the company. |
NCCER Releases Gold Card for Certified ProfessionalsJanuary 27, 2012–The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), Alachua, Fla., has released the Gold Card, a photo ID card for all candidates who earn a certification through one of NCCER's Mobile Crane Operator, Rigger and/or Signal Person Certification Programs. |
Crane Accident: Winfield Township, Pa.A crane operator was partially trapped and had to be pulled to safety via a rescue basket when the crane he was running toppled off a bridge and fell 95 feet. The man, alert and talking to rescuers, was working on a bridge resurfacing job when the accid... |
Crane Accident: Schertz, TexasNo one was seriously injured when a freight train smashed into a semi-rig carrying a crawler crane. The semi-rig’s trailer, which carried the crane, got caught on the rails at a railroad intersection. Repeated attempts to propel the flatbed traile... |
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