Kyle asks the following question about load testing: A company I work with conducts a special lift twice a year where they lift 100,000 lbs. with a 50 Ton crane. Are there any special requirements as far as load testing, inspections or OSHA requirements that need to be considered when doing this lift? If [...]
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MCM Events welcomes another speaker at the jointly held Crane & Rigging Conference and Industrial Crane & Hoist Conference at the Hampton Inn Hotel & Suites New Orleans-Convention Center, New Orleans, La. The conferences will take place May 23-24, 2012. Tom Reardon, Training Manager, Hoists and Cranes, for Columbus McKinnon Corporation, will provide an overview [...]
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The Association of Crane and Rigging Professionals (ACRP) recently held its annual meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The ACRP is a nonprofit association whose mission is dedicated to improving crane operations and rigging activities in all industries. This is accomplished through educational opportunities to its members and the public. Many [...]
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While conducting our overhead lifting safety training it never fails that we get a comment to the effect of, “We’ve been doing it this way for over twenty years. We never had an accident. And, now you are telling me it’s wrong?” Just because you have been lifting a certain way for the past twenty [...]
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