Hiab Crane Training – What Do You Get

How many times do you hear your operator come back to the shop and say that the crane didn’t work the way it was supposed to, or it doesn’t lift what the chart says it does? We hear this a lot and our answer is always the same, how much does the load weight to start with?  The answer we often get is a non-confident answer. So, what do we do in a case like that?  It’s easy, we put our scale on the crane, pick and weight the load and guess what, just about every operator we train has woefully under-estimated the load they were picking up, and in fact, in over 80% of our trainings, we place a

Crane Training – Edmonton Alberta

We don’t use our office in Calgary much, all our training is done on site and this one in particular was based on showing the operators how to use the crane on a slope, we measured the slope and it was 11 degrees, far more than any knuckle boom is rated to work on…unless you lift properly. Many operators we work with tell us that areas around Edmonton have few hills, but the ones they do encounter are not the 5-7 degrees that knuckle boom cranes are rated to.   But we teach operators the best methods to deal with slope work, and once they understand simple geometry, well the rest is quite easy. What we tell everyone is be sure

The Crane Safety Group Now Provides Full Crane Rigging Supplies

Effective immediately, we are now offering a full line of rigging supplies for lifting, digging and hauling applications.  Call us at (877) 200-8715 or email us with what you are looking for and we will quote your needs.  Email us by clicking HERE. All straps include the Working Load Limits (WLL) and breaking strength stamped every 5′ along the straps, so they meet the expectations of D.O.T.’s for 2014. All of our slings come in High-Viz Red now, they not only show up better but set us apart from everything else out there.  By mentioning you found our page, we will give you 10% off your orders and free shipping (min order qty applies), but if you are local we

High Voltage Power Line Accidents

They can be prevented and we have the solution.  Yes it is that easy.  The SigAlarm High Voltage proximity alert system, now with a wireless model, can alert the operator of cranes, excavators, hydro-vacs, side booms, etc, they are too close to the power lines. You can find out more information about electricity by visiting wheres the line.ca Click HERE to find out more.

Knuckle Boom Crane Rigging Instruction – Alberta

Either at Your Site or our Center. We have been providing a 1-day knuckle boom crane operator familiarization program for the past 5-years and have taught over 900 students how to safely and properly operate all knuckle cranes in Alberta under 16,000 pound capacity. We also provide a 1/2 day rigging program designed specifically for knuckle boom cranes From our Calgary Office, We Travel All Over Western Canada. Far Less Costly Than Sending Your Crew Into Our Facility To Train. CLICK HERE to send us an email We Instruct on: – Hiab Cranes – Palfinger Cranes – Fassi Cranes – Amco Veba Cranes – Atlas Cranes – Effer Cranes – Cormach Cranes and more. Program Overview: – Proper Crane Configuration