by Peter Cooke on July 18, 2011
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 [...]
Peter Cooke is a Training Manager specializing in Rigging & Load Securement for Columbus McKinnon Corporation.
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by Columbus McKinnon Corporation on May 9, 2011
As provided by the NACM Technical Committee on May 2, 2011 The NACM (National Association of Chain Manufacturers) has been asked to provide its position on the need to add additional tagging to tie-down assemblies due to some apparent confusion in Canada. The Canadian National Safety Code for Motor Vehicles released Standard 10 – Cargo [...]
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by Peter Cooke on February 8, 2011
National Association of Chain Manufacturers (NACM), representing domestic manufacturers of welded and weldless chain since 1933, has conducted D/d testing on alloy chain. D/d is the ratio between the curvature taken by the sling D, and the diameter of the component chain d. NACM alloy chain manufacturers supplied Grade 100: 9/32”, 3/8” and ½” and [...]
Peter Cooke is a Training Manager specializing in Rigging & Load Securement for Columbus McKinnon Corporation.
Peter has written
23 article(s).
