This procedure defines the guideline for the qualification of crane, lift gantry and heavy lift equipment operators on Project. The purpose of OWNER qualification is to ensure that prospective crane operators meet minimum job qualifications including specific physical requirements, and demonstrate the knowledge and practical skills
required to safely and proficiently operate the crane(s) and heavy [...]
December 25, 2009 | Posted in
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Here’s proof that falls even lower height can be fatal.
James King, 79, died of injuries he received after falling from the stage of second or third in a ladder and hitting his head on the floor at the Walmart in Russellville, AR Russellville News by Courier. King was a welcome screen and the assembly shop.
He [...]
December 25, 2009 | Posted in
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At approximately 12:40 pm on the 22 may 2009, a crane operator (of a 25 ton crane) and a mechanic attempted service the crane on a vacant plot outside near the construction site.Whilst the operator was booming up,the crane boom came into contact with the 22KV overhead power line.Suddenly the crane got fire.The fire was [...]
December 25, 2009 | Posted in
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The Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance (ScORSA) has been established to encourage good practice, the sharing of ideas and company policies among small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Scotland who use the roads as part of there work activity.
By adopting a systematic approach to managing occupational road risk your business can:
- reduce the number of [...]
December 11, 2009 | Posted in
Safety News |
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FW Abbott Ltd of Kettering has been fined £40,000 plus £25,000 in connection with a June 2007 fatal accident in which an experienced mechanic incorrectly deployed hydraulic lifts and an axle stand in [...]
December 4, 2009 | Posted in
ACCIDENT |
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Tat Ho Builder has been fined $100K(£43,509) over a fatal accident at a house in Yio Chu Kang Road, Singapore, where a subcontract worker of New Sun Electrical Contractor died in a fall [...]
December 4, 2009 | Posted in
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After Peckham blaze, fire chiefs accuse specialists and HSE of failing to police safety on sites
Fire safety chiefs are demanding the Health and Safety Executive increase its policing of building sites that use large timber frames in the wake of last week’s blaze in Peckham, south London.
The fire (pictured) destroyed a partially completed multistorey development [...]
December 4, 2009 | Posted in
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Environmental problems in Thailand
December 4, 2009 | Posted in
PHOTO GALLERY |
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Thailand’s economic performance may have surpassed that of its neighbouring countries, but this hasn’t spared the country a range of environmental problems: Deforestation, soil erosion, wildlife trade, and air and water pollution.
Efforts to convert forested land for agriculture, such as slash-and-burn agriculture, have greatly reduced forest cover in Thailand in the past. For example, forest [...]
December 4, 2009 | Posted in
Environmental |
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The owner of a passenger ship of Class V were prosecuted and allowed to proceed to travel without a liferaft service and out-of-date automatic release. The owner will appear at Truro Crown Court January 6, 2010 for sentencing.
The offenses occurred during an audit by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokesman who said: “The veil or [...]
December 4, 2009 | Posted in
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