July 25, 2007	Vol. 4, Issue 15

A DVD of the complete SAF-T Conference is now available from Maximum Capacity Media LLC, publisher of Lift and Access, Crane Hot Line and Lift and Access 360! The DVD is $59 for the first copy and $19 for each additional copy. To order, call 800-231-8953 or email bgrazier@maxcapmedia.com.

Construction Schools Train Future Industry Operators

NAHETS member schools train students in the operation of heavy equipment.

July 25, 2007 - With the recent opening of its fifth construction college, the National Association of Heavy Equipment Training Schools continues to make headway on its mission to create quality standards for heavy equipment training schools. All five NAHETS member schools certify students in the operation of various types of construction equipment, from backhoes to 30-ton rough-terrain cranes. The schools also provide additional training in rigging, safety, and construction math, among other topics...Read Full Story

Inaugural SAF-T Conference Stimulates Aerial Lift Safety Discussion

Mississippi River Cable-Stayed Bridge Project is One for the Books

Volvo CE Buys Land to Build New Customer Center

Potain India Names President

NER Launches New Service

A Solution for Boom Lift Ejection is on the Horizon
Prototype fall restraint system and anchorage point relocation proposal set the stage for a safer industry.
By Jeff Stachowiak

Jeff Stachowiak

Jeff Stachowiak is the national safety director for Sunbelt Rentals, Asheville, N.C., and the chairman of the Scaffold Industry Association's Aerial Platform Council.

July 25, 2007 - In July 2006 at the Scaffold Industry Association's annual convention in Baltimore, Md., the SIA Aerial Platform Council met with aerial lift and fall protection equipment manufacturers in an effort to start a dialogue that would eventually close the gap between what the lift manufacturers require and what fall protection companies currently supply for catapult protection in boom lifts...Read Full Story

Columbus McKinnon Reports Growth for Fiscal First Quarter 2008

United Rentals Buys Fleet of UpRight Lifts

Haulotte Reports Record Sales

United Rentals Signs $6.6 Billion Acquisition Agreement

Ingersoll Rand Stores Now Operating Under Volvo CE Name

Lift and Access Reader Submission

Riverside, Calif., July 2007 -
A drywall contractor, who was not an authorized user, jumped on a scissor lift one weekend on a Southern California jobsite. While he was running the machine, it became unstable. Another co-worker attempted to stabilize the machine with a telehandler but to no avail.

Read the rest of this accident here.




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