Some Important Tools we Run our Business With

We’ve been operating in a realm we call “challenging” here in Western Canada.  So to help keep expenses in check, we use a host of tools that work not only very well, but also very cost efficiently. Our website is a wordpress site, if you don’t know what that is, I can only suggest you take a look at what Google produces for your in your search, but it has so many features, plug ins galore and much more. Now, when it comes to email, well no matter what platform you are using (outlook, gmail, yahoo, etc), you MUST do back ups of your email.  Now we use Gmail as an aggregate for all of our emails, it’s easy and

Crane Training Saskatchewan

So there has been a tremendous amount of confusion by the people who run pickers in Saskatchewan.  The phone calls we have gotten have also left us confused until we go ahold of the right person. The picker crane (knuckle boom crane) in Saskatchewan is now or has been called PME or power mobile equipment, same category as a small mechanic service crane (corner mount), or small carry deck crane (think Broderson) and other small cranes, less than 5-ton in Capacity. So according to OH&S in most provinces in Canada as long as the company can ensure the operator of the equipment is competent and provides the proper training and tools, they have done to the best of their ability,

Edmonton Knuckle Boom Operator Training

It’s a great day when you get to work with some of the best customers and the best cranes in the Edmonton and area marketplace. Training operators to be even safer in our humble opinion is as good as it gets.  There are choices to be sure, some are very low priced training companies that are simply giving what OHS is suggesting, we don’t for a minute believe that.  In fact we go above and well beyond, we bring our 24 years of knuckle boom crane experience to your doorstep.  Yes we are more, but you get “from the factory” information, not some stuff that was picked up here and there.  Propane companies realize the capability of knuckle boom cranes

Alberta Knuckle Boom Picker Requirements

Here in Alberta our regulation is any crane with a lift capacity of LESS than 8-tons, you do NOT need a trade registered operator. So what do I mean?  Any light duty picker like a HIAB or Palfinger, Fassi or similar truck mounted crane, it’s all voluntary to have your operator take any type of “training” to ensure they stay safe.  BUT according to Alberta OH&S, owners of a business that use a crane or similar to unload material beit their own or for others, needs to provide their operator with the proper tools and ‘training’ to ensure their safety and the safety of others around them. We tell everyone our training is voluntary until something happens then it becomes

Saskatchewan Knuckle Picker Training

Some more clarity on what is necessary in Saskatchewan for small knuckle picker requirements: Per Sask OH&S, small knuckle pickers (less than 5.5-ton), and fall under PME or power mobile equipment. Now I had the talk about “crane” definition but because the cranes we provide training on are LESS than 5-tons, it defaults to PME. SO…that is section 153, part 11 and if you go further and look at table 14.1, it states the company has to ensure the operator is “competent” and provide proper tools and training to ensure the safety of that operator and those surrounding the operator. The Boom truck “A” and Boom truck “B” program applies to ‘stiff boom’ type cranes, be they carry deck, truck

Knuckle Boom Picker Remote Controls

If you work a lot by yourself, there should not be any argument at all.  Your safety and the safety of anyone surrounding your crane is THE most important thing.  Operating a crane remotely has all the advantages and more: 1. You are going (walking, never riding) with the load to it’s final spot. You have full control over the load and a clear view of where it needs to be.  Thus ensuring true “safe” delivery of the load being handled. If anything were to happen to the crane truck by whatever means, you are not standing beside the truck, you are far enough away.  Yes always take precautions, do site analysis, use proper stabilizer pads, test the ground for