The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled two informal stakeholder meetings in April 2013 to discuss crane operator certification standards. Given the rash of serious, even deadly, crane accidents throughout the country, including New York, over the past several years, OSHA hopes to elicit useful comments and suggestions. [Read more…]
Seven Hurt in Recent Crane Accident
A January 2013 crane accident in New York injured seven people, including three construction workers who had to be extricated, according to news reports. Authorities say the cause may have been an overweight load. [Read more…]