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The State of Florida, in the USA, has passed a new bill that calls for statewide regulations concerning hoisting equipment and worksites. The Florida Crane Safety Alliance (OSHA), The Florida East Coast Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), and the Florida Crane Owners Council (FCOC) have endorsed the amended state statute.

Two construction firms have been sentenced after a crane collapsed onto a city centre apartment block in Liverpool, UK, paralysing the operator

Industry association LEEA speaks out against proposed changes to safety regulations and urges companies to join the campaign to keep the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations

A new one day conference and networking event has been announced for the wind turbine erection and transport industry. Safety Issues in Wind Turbine Installation and Transportation will

A new national crane inspection program has been launched in the USA offering separate certifications for mobile, tower and overhead cranes

The UK's Tower Crane Register, introduced in 2010, will be abandoned, as recommended in an independent review of health and safety legislation published in November 2011

As much as Euro 250 million would be saved every year if Europe adopted a uniform system of permits and best practice for abnormal road transport, a survey has found

William Rapetti, the rigger responsible for erecting a tower crane that collapsed in March 2008, has had his tower crane licences revoked in New York, USA

The European materials handling and lifting equipment federation, FEM, has issued a position paper on the use of mobile cranes to lift people

Crane operators in British Columbia, Canada, must have a valid operator's certificate by 28 February 2011, warns WorkSafeBC

Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association has published its Crane Accident Investigation Guide after two years of planning and preparation

As part of the response to controversy surrounding rated capacity limiters in the new EN 13000:2010 European Standard, ESTA and FEM have issued a questionnaire surveying owners' experience with cranes delivered since 1 May 2010

A couple of times every year the question of bungee jumping from mobile cranes is raised. Is it allowed or not?

USA-based lifting services giant Coast Crane has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection proceedings, but hopes to emerge a stronger company

High voltage expert Hugh Pratt on the USA's new crane safety standard

Mobile cranes delivered new in Europe since 1 May have changes to the operator's controls as a result of the 2010 amendment to the EN13000:2004 standard

New laws to improve the safety of tower cranes on construction sites were laid before the UK Parliament on 22 February

The UK Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers is moving to raise awareness of potential issues surrounding any delay to implementation of the new EN12999:2009

One of the most interesting and important debates at the World Crane and Transport Summit in October centred on an amendment to the European EN 13000 mobile crane standard regarding rated capacity limiters. EUAN YOUDALE reports

It has come to ALLMI's attention that clarification is required with regard to the A2 amendment of EN12999