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FEBRUARY 2014
Equipment] than members of the
committees that wrote them? Or the
mechanics of super large lifts [Joe Collins,
Becht Engineering] from someone who
has helped execute some of the largest lifts
even undertaken?
Of special note is the presentation by
forensic expert, JimWiethorn, Haag
Engineering [An Examination of Crane
Accidents] who will be presenting the
results of a ground-breaking study of
crane accidents that promises to set a new
benchmark for incident investigation and
analysis.
View the complete line-up at http://
nccco.org/conexpo2014.
Note that CONEXPO has instituted
a new, more flexible, registration fee
system for this year’s event at http://
Registration/RegisterNow/.
And don’t forget all the other reasons
for attending CONEXPO! See NCCCO’s
“Top Five Reasons” at
conexpo2014.
CONEXPO 2014 Crane &
Rigging Seminars provide
11 more reasons to attend!
I
f you were invited to attend a
conference where you could learn all
about the latest developments in crane
safety, what the greatest risks were in crane
operations and how to avoid them, how to
plan and execute both routine and “super”
lifts, and how to work safely around power
lines, would you attend?
How about if also on the program were
the latest news and views on federal
standards for crane operator qualifications,
as well as the brand new ANSI/ASME
standard on tower cranes?
And if it covered a “walk through
time” detailing all the changes that had
taken place in crane technology and
regulations, including operators’ changing
responsibilities?
And if, for good measure, time-honored
practical advice on rigging issues such as
how to handle crane blocks and calculate
sling loads, as well as how to effectively
communicate all of that information as a
first-class trainer, were also on the list?
If you said “yes” to any or all of the
above, you’ll want to make a beeline for
the Crane and Rigging Education Track at
CONEXPO 2014!
Although typically considered an
equipment show rather than a conference,
this year’s CONEXPO, in addition to
all the glittering new iron, features an
outstanding educational opportunity in
the shape of no less than 11 first-class
crane and rigging presentations, all from
internationally renowned experts in their
field with hundreds of years of experience
between them.
Industry veterans
Who better, for example, to guide us
through the evolution of crane standards
and technology than two industry
veterans who have (almost literally)
“done it all” [Bill Smith, NBIS and Bob
Berry, Sims Crane]? Or talk about the
new crane operator qualifications [Chip
Pocock, Buckner Companies and Rob
Weiss, Cranes, Inc.] or the new tower
crane standard [Peter Juhren, Morrow
Lift Safety Zone
to focus on
power line
hazards
A central theme of CONEXPO’s
Lift Safety Zone will focus on the
hazards of operating cranes and aerial lifts
around power lines and the correct and
safe way of doing so.
NCCCO and IPAF, joint sponsors of the
Lift Safety Zone, are teaming up to present
both live demos and an information
exhibit that will be featured throughout
the show. The theme also ties in with
the presentation to be made as part of
CONEXPO’s Crane & Rigging education
track by Paul Satti of the Construction
Safety Council entitled
Safety of Equipment
Around Power Lines
on Wednesday,
March 5.
Excerpts of new videos from the
Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association
(SC&RA) and OSHA on the subject of
cranes and power line safety will also be
shown at the Lift Safety Zone.
Mobile crane practical
examiners add Service Truck
NCCCO recently conducted three
webinars for current NCCCO Practical
Examiners in the Mobile Crane program
seeking to add the new Service Truck
Crane (STC) category. In addition, one
in-person Practical Examiner Workshop
for new Examiners has been held, in Tiffin,
OH, and another Workshop is scheduled
February 28-March 1 in Las Vegas, to
coincide with CONEXPO.
The STC program has been warmly
received by the service crane industry
since it was launched last spring. OSHA’s
Crane Rule requiring operator certification
has an impact on some users of service
truck cranes, and NCCCO has created this
program to address the unique knowledge
and skill required to run this type of
equipment. Since STC is a sub-category
of the telescopic boom—fixed cab mobile
crane program, current and future TSS
certificants do not need to take the STC
exams, and are automatically awarded the
STC certification when they certify.
To date, NCCCO has
accredited more than
90 Practical Examiners
nationwide to administer
the practical exam in the
STC program.
