by admin | Dec 2, 2018 | Crane & Lifting News, Workforce News
Cranes are being left sitting unused in yards all around New Zealand despite a mountain of work as the industry struggles to find enough people to operate them. A record number of cranes tower over Auckland’s skyline marking major developments in the midst of...
by admin | Nov 20, 2018 | Crane & Lifting News, Workforce News
OSHA recently promulgated a final rule to ensure the competency of crane operators through training, certification or licensing and evaluation. Central to the final rule’s provisions is clarification that, in addition to the certification of crane operators, employers...
by admin | Aug 29, 2018 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Workforce News
DALLAS -Crews rescued a crane operator at a construction site in the 3200 block of Gaston Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Officials were called to the scene at about 1:30 p.m. According to officials, the man had been experiencing symptoms from a medical condition and had to...
by admin | Aug 28, 2018 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Workforce News
Crane Hire company Boom Logistics is facing indefinite strikes at its Port Kembla, Carrington and Singleton yards in an industrial dispute that the union says is about workers getting a fair share of record corporate profits. Boom Logistics is a national crane...
by admin | 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 admin | 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...
