by Crane Market | Aug 21, 2018 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Workforce News
The Seattle area’s construction frenzy slowed Tuesday as crane operators and some other workers walked off the job after rejecting a new union contract. Western Washington members of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 302 started the strike at...
by Crane Market | Jan 19, 2018 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
A lattice boom crawler crane fell on top of a construction worker Wednesday in Marathon, FL authorities said. The incident was reported about 9 a.m. at a construction site on Sadowski Causeway in Key Colony Beach. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Becky...
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...
