Nobody intends for things to go drastically wrong with a crane or hoist application, but errors still continue to occur — errors that can sometimes be fatal. According to the most recent data from the ...

Electric cranes and hoists are ubiquitous (see Photos), but the NEC considers them to be “special equipment.” Though Art. 610 says it covers cranes, monorail hoists, hoists, and runways [610.1], it ...

I am perched 120 feet high on a crane above a construction site along the District’s Southwest wharf. My hands are glued around a steel railing so I don’t get blown off the platform in a 15-mph breeze ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Cranes are a marvel of engineering. But, overhead crane accidents cause around 175 severe injuries and nearly 45 fatalities every year, according to the Bureau of Labor ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a new enforcement policy that excludes monorail hoists from regulations on cranes and derricks in constructions. Stakeholders had argued ...