Cranes101 is proud to once again announce we are expanding our online course offerings. We now have available Bucket Truck Operator Safety online, built to meet and exceed OSHA 1910.67 and 1910.269 as well as ANSI A92.2. This course also covers suspension trauma in-depth with a separate final exam. With this new online course, we […]
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We at Cranes101 pride ourselves in being The Safety Training Specialists. We are committed to not just teach operating equipment safely; we want you, our customers, to be confident our classes are safe to attend. What’s the new normal at Cranes101? We have reduced our class sizes to 9 students or fewer plus one instructor.
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Cranes101 is proud to once again announce we are expanding our online course offerings. The latest addition to our industrial courses is the all new Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) Operator Safety Online, created with the ANSI A92.22 standards that became effective as of March 1st, 2020. With this new online course, we package in
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We at Cranes101 and Cranes Aerial Truck Service are committed to safety. This is our business and with Covid-19 we are committed to your health and safety and the health and safety of our crew in a whole new way. Cranes Aerial Truck Service is scheduling inspections and operating as usual. Our inspectors are taking
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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 June 2024. You should receive your exam date within 4-6
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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 in the oldest of our archive pages. Cranes101 sends out a Cranes Chronicles newsletter each and every month. Sign up here:
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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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