by Crane Market | Nov 22, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Workforce News
Compass General Construction, of Kirkland, Wash., is facing a large fine for workplace safety violations from the state’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) for operating a crane too close to high-voltage power lines without taking proper safety...
by Crane Market | Nov 22, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Workforce News
An OSHA final rule this month sets Nov. 10, 2018, as the date for employers in U.S. construction industries to comply with a requirement for crane operator certification. The final rule itself became effective Nov. 9, 2017. OSHA issued its final cranes and derricks...
by Crane Market | Oct 23, 2017 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Workforce News
So how many construction workers does it take to maneuver a 140,000-pound bridge beam onto 45-foot-high supports? For the Southern Beltway bridge over Quicksilver Road near McDonald in August, the answer was three — Maxim Crane to operate an All Terrain crane to lift...
by Crane Market | Sep 7, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Workforce News
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to extend the employer’s responsibility to ensure crane operator competency and enforcement for crane operator certification to Nov. 10, 2018. OSHA issued a...
by Crane Market | Jul 5, 2017 | Workforce News
IRISH BUILDING SITES face more disruption as Unite union crane drivers have voted to escalate strike action. Unite, which claims to represent the vast majority of Irish crane drivers, previously balloted its members on industrial action. The Journal IE repoorts they...
by Crane Market | Jun 22, 2017 | Manufacturer News, Workforce News
KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA continues its commitment to provide customers with quality products from its North American excavator production facility in Spartanburg, SC. Increases in manufacturing capacity and several new hires are on the horizon as the...