Our good friend Dave Grafton sent us this important information on rotary rig wire rope to share with our audience. “From our friends at the British Drilling Association, we have the attached safety alert regarding wire rope. Some key take – aways are: Ensure the hoist drum line pull rating is known. Ensure the WLL […]
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This news release regarding fall hazard fines is reprinted from OSHA.gov January 28, 2020 U.S. Department of Labor Fines Roofing Contractor $605,371For Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards at 3 Pennsylvania Worksites BALA CYNWYD, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Webb Contractor Corp. for exposing employees to fall
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We put together a comprehensive step-by-step list of how to apply for a Massachusetts hoisting license, complete with all the resources you need. Of course, if you have any additional questions, do not hesitate to contact us. Here are the hoisting license exam dates for January through June 2024. You should receive your exam date
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If you have enjoyed the information from our old Cranes Chronicles Archive, we still have them available in PDF format, which you can find here. Cranes Chronicles has been in an email only format since January of 2019. If you’d like to receive those to stay in the loop, fill out the form below to
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The Pure Safety Group has posted a notice regarding a recall of some Guardian self-retracting lifeline products. If you have any Guardian SRL-LE items, those with web or stainless steel lifelines, immediately check the part numbers against the ones listed in the notice. Any affected items in this fall protection equipment recall MUST be taken
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Our friends over at CIS shared this article with us regarding this latest directive on the update to OSHA’s Crane Rule, the Crane Operator qualification. If you don’t have time to read the full article, the brief version is that OSHA compliance officers/field people will have the directions to start citing companies whose crane operators can’t
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The following article is an article our founder Jay Sturm wrote for the January 2018 Cranes Chronicles. We are reposting it for your information. I would like to talk about a matter that may fall through the cracks sometimes. When there’s a serious accident, the victim list gets affected beyond the injured or killed. I
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The following article is a repost from an old Cranes Chronicles editorial from January 2014, written by our founder, Jay Sturm, about tips for safely winching crane cables. We hope you find it informative. Winches are used increasingly in tree care operations. They are a great tool to assist in dragging larger tree limbs to
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The following article is a repost from September 24, 2015 on the old Cranes101 blog written by our founder Jay Sturm. The article outlines a common situation following accidents and their resulting OSHA inspections and lawsuits. I was asked a good question recently and have been asked similar questions like this before. “You wrote my
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The following Did you know Roping a Crane article is a lightly edited reprint of an old Cranes101 blog post from 2015 we hope you will find informative. The initial installation of the rope to your equipment is most important. High performance wire ropes can be damaged from induced twist through incorrect installation. An extreme
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