Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) urged OSHA to modernize crane and derrick safety standards earlier this month. In a letter signed by five other members of Congress including Rep. Nydia Velázquez (NY-7), the representative argued the Department of Labor’s recent, updated standards on the issue didn’t reflect the age of advanced technology available.

Low-cost technologies could help researchers and city managers pinpoint the precise timing of key tree activities, like blooming or changing leaves. This could offer important information about tree health, which in turn could help us offer some much-needed protection to these trees.

Often, taking a closer look at how a given crew works and operates according to safety best practices and procedures is prompted by an accidental injury or even death. Beyond the human cost, the tree crew and the organization that has contracted them for work are both suddenly under significant pressure. Accidents may result in OSHA penalties, higher insurance rates, workers’ compensation claims, and more.

Longer and longer travels, higher dynamics, short load cycles, zero failures: the new P4HD.56R fulfills these requirements - and offers maximum economic efficiency. (Source: igus GmbH)

P4HD.56.R: suitable for long travels, high speeds, heavy cable loads, and Industry 4.0

UNITED STATES, August 16, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- igus®, the world leader in motion plastics and moving cable management systems, has introduced the rol e-chain® P4HD.56.R – a new heavy-duty energy chain cable carrier designed for long travels, high speeds, heavy cable loads, and Industry 4.0.

cott Southerland, of AJ’s Concrete Pumping in Vancouver, BC and creator of the Canadian Concrete Pumper YouTube channel, uses his platform to provide a visual representation of best practices for concrete pump operators. In a recent video, Sutherland explains what the 1:1 rule is in proper outrigger set up from the base edge of an excavation using DICA’s ProStack Slot Lock Cribbing Blocks and SafetyTech Outrigger Pads.

A tiny worm is attacking beech trees across Massachusetts, and arborists say they're worried the long-term impact could devastate a species that's critical to the state's forests.

The worm causes beech leaf disease, which was first identified in Ohio in 2012 and appeared in Plymouth, Massachusetts, two years ago.

While museums may appear to be static, they are constantly evolving. Curators are always looking at ways to keep museum exhibits interesting and appealing. As well, many artifacts need to be periodically restored. The Covid-19 pandemic shuttered a lot of museums and offered the opportunity for updating and restoring exhibits.

German manufacturer Sennebogen will launch its first battery-powered telescopic crawler crane at the forthcoming Bauma trade show.

With a tight labor market and construction still booming in many regions of the country, one category of worker that has felt stretched thin has been equipment operators. Generational retirements and a reshuffling of the general workforce known colloquially as the “Great Resignation” has many contractors eager to fill positions, and others are looking at unconventional training regimens and emerging automation solutions to help meet their schedules and budgets.

PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — During the seven-day heat wave in Portland, a huge branch of an oak tree broke and fell in the Eastmoreland neighborhood, taking down powerlines with it. It looks like the heat may have caused the tree to explode.

Manitowoc is expanding its boom insert offering with the new Wide Boom Plus kit for its MLC300 lattice-boom crawler crane. The new inserts will give crane operators extra reach by lengthening their booms up to 429.8 feet when used in combination with the VPC-MAX agnd extended upper boom points.

Britlift lifting beam increases tower crane productivity for Kier at costal jobsite.

UK construction and infrastructure services company Kier Infrastructure, the civil engineering arm of Kier Group, used a heavy-duty lifting beam, from UK manufacturer Britlift, to improve efficiency by reducing crane downtime.

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The Yomiuri Shimbun Kanaoka Hakase, president of Man-Machine Synergy Effectors, Inc, stands by an industrial robot under development in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture.

August 8, 2022

TOKYO – A Shiga Prefecture laboratory is developing a potentially life-saving industrial robot that allows its operator, via virtual reality, to grasp and lift heavy objects as if using their own hands.

The robot, which weighs about 450 kilograms, could be attached to a crane to work in high places, including carrying out inspections and maintenance of railway overhead wires. The virtual reality gear worn by the operator provides a robot’s-eye view, in addition to force feedback to give the operator a sense of what is being lifted.

Some of the wonders of modern medicine are technologies that enable doctors to look inside us without surgery. Now, the same principles are being applied to trees, which may end up benefiting some of the most beloved foliage in Baton Rouge — LSU’s live oaks.

The consistent heat across the state is doing severe damage to trees, as they’re dying at a rapid rate.

Arborists tell News 12 -- the fact it look likes autumn outside with all the dry leaves falling over -- its a bad sign of things to come.

Sky's the limit for fearless crane operator, who says mental and physical fitness is a crucial skill for the job

A trio of new mid-size hydraulic loader crane models has been added to the Amco Veba range from Italy.

The new Quality Line models are in the 10, 15 and 20 tonne-metre classes. They are designed for sale outside Europe in non-CE markets.

Rough terrains will in future be powered by electricity or hydrogen. For the present, they are moving towards greener and more efficient operation. Julian Champkin reports

PHOTO PROVIDED Small black fungal fruiting bodies called pycnidia are what clog the stomata (which function for respiration) and cause damage to the infected tree.

Conifers are commonly planted in North America to provide year-round screening, as windbreaks, or as focal trees in the landscape. However, conifers planted in northern areas of North America are experiencing a myriad of issues causing a general decline in health, vigor and resilience.

Tower crane operator Zhao Weixin has taken advantage of his position at the highest point of the construction site of a bridge in Yibin city, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, to capture the beauty of the city.

Zhao has worked as a crane operator for 16 years and managed to shoot some breathtaking photos, which have won widespread praise, from his sky-high working position.