Liebherr Fall Protection System Adds Safety During Lattice-Boom Assembly
 Liebherr has developed a fall protection system to protect service technicians and rigging personnel while they are assembling lattice booms.
During development, special attention has been paid to its user-friendly handling. The lanyard connections of the fall-arresting device are hitched to both sides of the catwalk onto runners sliding in rails. The lanyard adapts automatically to the movements and the size of the technician.
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Yankee's Minor League Field Renovated
with Help of Manitowoc, Grove Cranes
For more than 20 years, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees have been playing baseball at PNC Field in Moosic, Penn., where a major project to renovate and improve the stadium has recently wrapped up.
As the minor league, AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees, the team and stadium attracts considerable attention. As such, New Tripoli-based Tri-City Erectors was selected to erect the lighting towers and other structural steel framing on the $43.3 million stadium project. Manitowoc and Grove cranes were instrumental on the project.
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Technology and Safety Topics Top CRC/ICHC Agenda
While some crane and rigging safety topics are timeless, others are predicated by industry trends, changes in standards and regulations, new technology, and shifts in labor demands. Attendees of the May 29-30, 2013 CRC/ICHC Conference in Indianapolis, Ind., will hear fresh ideas from construction professionals on all these issues.
Central to bringing this event before industry stakeholders in the Midwest is the Ohio Manufacturers Association and the Indiana Construction Roundtable, which are supporting organizations of the conference. On a national scale, the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), made up of construction owners across the United States, has also signed on as a supporting organization of the conference.
Over the course of the two-day event, attendees will experience more than just lecture-style presentations. An interactive session will offer attendees multiple hands-on learning stations to try out crane simulators, rigging apps, or perform a rigging inspection, among other activities. North American Crane Bureau Group (NACB), Event Partner and international training company, will provide several different types of crane simulators for this special session. The company offers simulators for mobile, overhead, and tower cranes, and is currently testing a Beta version of a new lattice boom crane simulator, scheduled for release soon.
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