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NEWS
MAY 2014
ACT
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Crane Institute of America
launched the 10th edition of
its
Mobile Cranes Handbook
by James Headley, providing a
study guide formobile crane
operatorswho are preparing
to take accredited certification
exams. The guide includes
useful illustrations and real-
world examples and covers
essential topics on crane
setup, operation and hazards.
First published in 1999, the
10th edition includes updates
reflecting the latest industry
standards and best practices.
The additions are important
withOSHA29CFR1926.1400
requiring the certification of
operators if the equipment is
used in activities other than
maintenance and repair.
OSHA schedules
hearing on certification
OSHAhas scheduled an
informal publichearing to
discuss its proposed rule
to extend the compliance
date for the craneoperator
certification requirement
and the existingphase-in
requirement that employers
ensure that their operators
arequalified tooperate the
equipment.
Thepublichearingwill
beheldonMay19 in the
auditoriumof theU.S.
Department of Labor in
Washington,DC.
Thehearing follows the
February10, 2014Noticeof
ProposedRulemaking, issued
byOSHA, proposing to extend
thedeadline for operator
certificationby three years to
November 10, 2017, and to
extend the existing employer
duties for the sameperiod.
Thepurposeof thehearing
is togather additional
information related towhether
OSHA should extend the
requirement by three years or
not at all.
ACT
will provide
coverageof thehearing in the
June issue.
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Terex Boom
Booster kits
for Sarens
The first unit of thedistinctive
large boomof thenewTerex
CranesBoomBoosterwas
undergoing testing at its
factory inGermany at the end
ofMarch, prior todelivery to
Sarens, the first customer of
this new technology.
Sarens, withheadquarters
inBelgium, was a keydriver
in thedevelopment of the
system, whichwas first
revealed in
ACT’
s sister
magazine
International Cranes
and SpecializedTransport
inDecember 2013. As one
of the largest heavy lifting,
crane rental and specialized
transport companies, Sarens
has theworld’s largest fleet of
CC8800-1 cranes.
Sarens is awaitingdelivery
of the first BoomBooster
kit and a secondunitwill
follow. Aprimary application
is erection,maintenance and
dismantlingof ultra large
wind turbines, for example,
theEnerconE-126. The
othermain application is the
petrochemical industry, for
erecting flare stacks, boiler
racks andmodules that
require a typical vessel lift
configuration. Configured as
pictured, with aheavyduty 12
meter fixed jibon an88meter
mainboom, capacity is 945
tons to a 20meter radius and
thehookheight is 94meters.
TheBoomBooster is
designed to combat the
limiting factor of lateral
deflection in a crane’s boom.
Itwidens the loadbearing
chords of the boom to
increase the limit givenby
lateral deflection.
It gives its greatest advantage
at steepboom angle
configurationswith a luffing
jib.
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HIGHLIGHT
MaximCrane invests in RT fleet
MaximCraneWorks has addedmore than30 new rough terrain cranes to its fleet so far this year as
part of amulti-million dollar fleet expansion plan. The newRTswere received in the first quarter of 2014,
withmore units set to join the fleet later in the year. The new cranes
includeGrove and Link-Belt products and range in size from50-ton to
130-ton.
“We have invested over $70million in new equipment over the
last 18months,” said Larry Lis, vice president, northeast region for
MaximCrane. “This significant investment in our fleet, aswell as the
addition of experienced crane sales reps, technicians and support
equipment, emphasizes our commitment to our customers, our team
and our confidence in theU.S. crane rental market.”
Central Region President Randy Johnston saidMaxim’s ability to
react to customers’ and jobsite needs on a24/7 basis is critical in
today’smarket.
“Our team is able to communicate instantlywith our national branch
network to deploy the cranes to the jobsitewithin the regions and
across the country as needed,” he said.
TalbertManufacturing has
launched the E3Nitro, a
nitrogen-assisted equalizing
system that provides the
versatility that haulerswith
East Coast trailers need to run
in 3+1, 3+2 or 3+3 spread-
axle configurations. It’s part
of a larger series including the
E2Nitro and E1Nitro.
