Many factors need to be considered when safely setting-up mobile cranes on site. Crane stability often depends on the integrity of the ground on which it stands. Effective assessment of ground conditions is essential to assist with the safe set up and operation of cranes. To reduce the risk of crane accidents as a result of improper crane set up, planning activities shall be carried out by a competent person(s) to assess the capability of the ground to withstand the loads and pressures imposed by the lifting equipment. All parties who are involved in the planning, set up and use of cranes on s ..read more

This General Guide provides information on how to manage the risks of cranes at a workplace. It is supported by specific guides on tower cranes, mobile cranes, inspecting and maintaining cranes, and information sheets on: What is a crane? A crane is an item of plant intended for raising or lowering a load and moving it horizontally including the supporting structure of the crane and its foundations. There are a range of ‘fixed’ (tower, bridge, gantry, portal boom, vessel-mounted) and ‘mobile’ (slewing, non-slewing, vehicle loading) cranes. A range of multi-purpose powered mobile plant includin ..read more

Two Potain MR 295 luffing jib cranes are leading the construction of a major new building in Marseille, France, designed to transform the city’s skyline and help regenerate the waterfront area with 21,800 m2 of modern office space. Work began on the Mirabeau Tower in July 2020 and, once complete, the 85 m high, 21-story office block will become one of the city’s tallest skyscrapers. The first Potain MR 295 crane was erected on a Y800 chassis at a free-standing height of 55.8 m. It will climb every month until it reaches its final working height of 85.8 m, with three anchor points securin ..read more

A woman in New York City was stopped at a traffic light in the Bronx when a crane, that was lifting a load of construction material, crashed down onto her car. The department of buildings is now investigating. WATCH: Surveillance video captures moment boom falls on car Surveillance video shows the moment a boom fell off a truck and landed on a car that was stopped at a traffic light Cruz, a Lehman College student who was driving to class at the time, described the accident as “happening slow and fast at the same time.” She saw the traffic light being ripped down and anticipated something was ..read more

A senior official of the City Traffic Police said the accident involved a Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus and a crane. At 4.15 a.m. on Tuesday, when the construction work for raising pillars for the phase II project of Metro Rail was in progress at Ramapuram, a reinforcement cage fell on an MTC bus. This ongoing work is for building an elevated viaduct that is part of the Madhavaram-Shollinganallur stretch of the phase II project. The bus that was damaged by the iron rods at the Metro Rail site on Mount-Poonamallee Road in Ramapuram. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTPolice offic ..read more

1.CLASSIFICATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MOBILE CRANES (1) Truck crane Crane is mounted on a truck chassis with two cabs being provided; one for crane operator and the other for truck driver. There are two kinds of truck chassis: – One specially prepared for crane and the other general-purpose carrier having a crane on its chassis in place of body for cargo. (2) Rough terrain crane Crane is mounted on a specialized wheel carrier, having only one cabin where both traveling and crane operation are performed. Its very small turning radius makes this crane easy-to-operate in confined area in town ..read more

MLC650 Small set up space requirements plus increased lifting capacity from boom-insert kit and VPC-MAX mean Manitowoc lattice boom crawler is selected for large wind work job. South Korean construction equipment rental firm Shinui Petra is using its Manitowoc MLC650 lattice boom crawler crane with the 3.5 m boom-insert kit on a large wind farm installation in southwestern South Korea. It is the first MLC650 outside of North America to utilize this performance-enhancing attachment. The crawler crane arrived at DaeMyung Energy’s mountaintop site in Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do on June 1. Main contr ..read more

Cranes are different from other pieces of construction equipment because – at their most basic function – they do not require other machinery or power to function. The bulldozer, excavator or tractor required some form of power – whether it be steam or gas, or oil. Many modern construction equipment dates back to some time in the 1900s. Not the crane. The crane is the grandfather of all construction equipment.  What Is a Crane? A crane is a machine that is used to lift and move heavy loads, machines, materials, and goods for a variety of purposes. They are used in all different sectors of ..read more

The new crane handover Brazilian crane and heavy transport company Guindastes Tatuapé has taken delivery of its second 120 tonne Liebherr LTM 1120-4.1 All Terrain crane. The first unit in a two crane order arrived in December. The four axle crane is the 400th unit in Tatuapé’s fleet and as such received a special metallic paint job. It features a seven section 66 metre main boom topped by a 10.8 to 19 metre bi-fold swingaway extension with up to 40 degrees of offset, a seven metre insert takes the maximum tip height to more than 94 metres with a maximum radius of 64 metres. The crane comes wit ..read more

A crane overturned in Italy last week during a tandem lift alongside Milan’s Line 2 metro with the boom blocking the tracks. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening last week at the Bussero station, four stops short of the end of the line on Milan’s north east. Metro incident Milan A four axle Eurogru Amici truck crane owned by Freti was lifting a concrete staircase for a pedestrian footbridge over the tracks in tandem lifting with a Terex Rough Terrain crane owned by SAS Group, when something went wrong. It clearly looks like a case of overloading between the two crane or the structural fa ..read more