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Personnel Testing and Equipment Inspections Round Out Safety and Productivity Services

Crane Industry Services has a mission to provide excellence in training for crane operation, material handling, lifting operations, rigging, and jobsite supervision. In addition to training and workforce development, CIS offers equipment inspection, minor repairs and maintenance, qualification testing, and certification testing for organizations in construction, utility, and industrial work environments.… Read more...

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Overhead Crane Inspections, Maintenance, and Repair are Part of CIS Services

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The most common repair made on Overhead Cranes is the replacement of wire rope. Though a consumable item, wire rope is very often misused, says Cliff Dickinson of CIS. It’s spooled incorrectly on drums and in so doing, gets damaged. The cause is often incorrect operation, Such as side loading.  Training can help with that, he says.… Read more...

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Crane Training, Inspections Take Advantage of Latest Tech Tools

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Crane operation relies on constants—principles of gravity, force, and leverage have been the same since the beginning of time. But technology is reshaping crane training and offering new tools for crane operations. Drones, simulators and other tools are rapidly moving from military exercises to commercial construction applications.

If you doubt how quickly the landscape is changing, the 75,000 sq.… Read more...

Best Practices for Crane Assembly and Disassembly

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Crane Hot Line magazine reported in its February 2016 issue on preparing for a crane’s arrival on site, identifying hazards, and selecting the right tools for crane setup. The best practices for crane assembly and disassembly also discusses responsibilities of various people, including the A/D director.

Cliff Dickinson, President of CIS, adds that OSHA requires cranes to be inspected any time the configuration changes, initially or during the project, such as when boom sections or jibs are added.… Read more...

Post Assembly Crane Inspections

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Post-assembly crane inspections happen on jobs across the country every day, but, it’s not every day that the cranes include enormous, limited edition machines. Crane Industry Services was called on by Maxim Crane Works in 2015 to deliver a third-party, post-assembly crane inspection of their Manitowoc 31000, of which there are only two in the world, and by Derr & Isbell Construction for two Liebherr LR 11000s configured with the PowerBoom (P-Boom).… Read more...