SUMMARY: On August 9, 2010, OSHA issued a final standard establishing requirements for cranes and derricks used in construction work. The standard requires employers to ensure that crane operators ...

CICB has expanded its training capabilities with the recent addition of a Potain IGO MA21 Self Erecting Tower Crane at its ...

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The U.S. Department of Labor was to release draft regulations for the first time since 1971, after several deadly crane accidents this year, including two that killed nine people in New York City.

Although the new OSHA Final Rule governing the use of “Cranes and Derricks in Construction” has been in effect since November 8, 2010, we’re finding that some contractors who use lifting equipment in ...

Sam J. Flocks, District 9 trustee of the Monument Builders of North America and a monument company owner, in a letter dated October 6, 2014, asked OSHA for guidance on its “cranes and derricks ...

The rule also corrects errors made to the underground construction and demolition standards in the 2010 rulemaking. The final rule becomes effective May 23, 2013.

Coinciding with the recent fatal crane incidents in New York City and Miami, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) member and certified crane operator trainer Greg Peters noted that to avoid ...

Almost eight years after the promulgation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard, 1926 – Subpart CC, OSHA has issued a Notice of ...

To coincide with the proposed rule on Cranes and Derricks in Construction published in the Federal Register, OSHA has initiated a National Crane Safety Initiative to address safety hazards during ...