16
ACT
DECEMBER 2014
SPECIAL REPORT
WORLDCRANE& TRANSPORTSUMMIT
Cranes andSpecializedTransport
and
AmericanCranes&Transport.
FollowingBarnhart’s address, Jim
WiethornofHaagEngineeringoutlined
the results of an analysis ofmore than500
crane accidents inNorthAmerica. The
objectiveof the studywas todetermine
whether the ageof a cranewas a factor in
the accident itwas involved in.
One findingwas that 51out of 147
fatalitieswereof personsnot directly
involved in the craneoperation.Wiethorn
said this illustrated the important role that
site supervisorshad inmanaging lifting
operations. The ageof a crane, however,
was shown tohaveno correlation to the
natureof the accidents.
Also speakingon the first daywasBill
Stramer,whodiscussed indetail crane
telematics and relatedbenefits.According
toStramer, the technologydates back to
NASA’sApollomissions.
Bill Smith, executive vicepresident,
claims and riskmanagement,NBIS, talked
to the audience about themost significant
changes in theOSHA crane regulations
since the actwas created in1970. He
discussedhow riskmanagement has been
affected andwhat companies cando to
lessen their risks on the crane jobsite.
Day two startedwith a spectacular
project report detailingFagioli’s
involvement in the recoveryof the cruise
ship
CostaConcordia
from rocks off the
coast of Italy.
An interesting joint presentationby
RüdigerZollondz fromTerexCranes and
Rainer Sasse fromTIIGroup (Nicolas,
Scheuerle,Kamag) clearlydemonstrated
the influenceof developments in theoil
andgas sector on thedesignof both lifting
and specialized transport equipment.
The audiencehad several questions for
presenterGaryMcArdle, executive vice
president, RouseServices,whomade a
presentation that reviewedworldwide
crane trends, includingused cranes values
by category,OEM sales trends and end
market reviews, including infrastructure
and energymarkets.
California challenges
Oneof themost intriguingpresentations
was givenbyScottBragg, vicepresident,
BraggCompanies, based inLongBeach,
CA. Bragggave a compelling analysis
of doingbusiness inhisnative state
ofCalifornia, andhowhard it is for a
fourthgeneration crane and specialized
transport company tooperate amid such
a challengingbusiness environment.
He talked about the extreme regulatory
measures, plus thehigh cost of doing
business in the state.Hediscussed the
challenges of environmental compliance,
the tax structure, permittingwith
public agencies and the litigioushuman
resources environment.
“There are shipswaiting tobeunloaded,
KHL Group’s crane editorial team provides a wrap up of
the fourthWorld Crane& Transport Summit inMiami.
SC&RA Exectuive Vice President Joel
Dandrea gives opening remarks at the
World Crane & Transport Summit November
12-13 inMiami.
Miami
forum
A
lanBarnhart, CEO, Barnhart
Crane&Rigging, opened the
WorldCrane&Transport
Summit (WCTS) inMiamiNovember
12-13with akeynote speech titled
“RentingCranes for Fun&Profit,”which
was insightful andhumorous. Barnhart
said the crane and transport industry
should celebrate its recordof innovation
andprofit generation, and recognize the
importance and rewards ofwork.
“Work isnot somethingyoudo to afford
todo thegood stuff in life.Work ispart of
thegood stuff,”Barnhart told the audience
at theBiltmoreHotel. “We should
celebrate the innovation, theprofits and
thevalue they create– I thinkwe should
celebratework.”
FormerCNN correspondent and anchor
BobLosure chaired the event.More than
260people attended the fourthWCTS,
a two-day conferenceorganizedbyKHL
Group and itsmagazines
International
