July 21, 2008	Vol. 5, Issue 14

Recognizing Industry Trainer
Realizing that effective training will continue to play a critical role in the overall safety of crane and rigging operations, Crane Hot Line, published by Maximum Capacity Media LLC, Fort Dodge, Iowa, will recognize the industry's top trainers from both corporate and professional categories in an awards program to be featured in the November 2008 issue. For more information on the award and to download an entry form, click here. The deadline for nominations is Aug 1, 2008.

AWPT Technical Guidance on Familiarization Now Available
Both training and familiarization are necessary for complete safety.
Contributed by Aerial Work Platform Training Inc.

Because machines vary from model to model, familiarization is necessary.

July 21, 2008 - In 1999, the ANSI A92.6 standard introduced a definition for familiarization that clearly differentiated this activity from training. "Training" consists of the instructions necessary to enable a trainee to become a qualified person regarding the task to be performed, including the recognition of potential hazards. "Familiarization" is the information regarding the control functions and safety devices on a specific aerial platform to be operated by a qualified person (trained operator)...Read Full Story




JCB Cuts U.K. Jobs

Delta Rigging & Tools Acquires Coastal Wire Rope & Supply

NCCER to Create Green Building Training for Construction Industry

Safety Expert Scheduled for SC&RA Workshop's Opening Session

Four Killed in Crane Accident at Texas Refinery

July 21, 2008 - Four contract workers were killed when a 2,500-ton mobile crane fell at a Houston, Texas, oil refinery on July 18. According to weekend news reports, a 30-story crawler crane hit another crane on the way down, injuring seven others in the process...Read Full Story



ConExpo Asia 2009 Sets Dates, Location

Palfinger Rounds Out Management Team

Doosan Infracore Moves into N.C. Headquarters

Wolffkran Increases Production Capacity

Anaheim, Calif., July 2008 - A 34-year-old construction worker was killed when he was struck by a telehandler. The man was part of a six-person plaster crew, working on the stucco at an apartment construction site.

Read the rest of this accident here.

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