Crane Safety 2006 takes shape
3 February 2006Among the top industry professionals that will speak at Crane Safety & Management 2006 in June are Ian Simpson, a senior inspector with the UK-based Health and Safety Executive; Tsutomu Hashimoto, general manager of KITO’s development & technology division, and a director of the Japan Crane Association; Bryan Cronie, safety director of Mammoet; Klaus Meissner, director of research & development at Terex-Demag; and John Heazlewood, chairman of the Australian crane standards committee, and former chief inspector of machinery for the Western Australian Government.
Crane Safety & Management takes place at Jurys Hotel in London on June 22 and June 23, 2006. Three streams – on mobile, tower, and factory cranes – will follow the morning plenary sessions. The second day of the conference will include workshops on CIRIA's new report on tower crane stability, which provides practical guidance on the safe use of tower cranes, and explains the issues affecting their design, erection and use.
Panel discussions featuring representatives from major manufacturers
Topics covered at the conference – each of which will highlight business benefits of practical use to delegates – will include:
* Why it makes business sense to harmonise global standards.
* Effective crane inspection to protect your employees and save on claims.
* Rescue systems – the lessons from a major initiative in British Columbia.
* How the latest safety standards are changing crane building.
* Reconciling European and international views of crane maintenance.
* Using suspended baskets to lift people.
* Crane operator training and certification.
For more details of the conference, visit www.wilmingtonconferences.com/cranes2006 and follow the Crane Safety 2006 link. Alternatively, contact Julie Rossiter on +44 (0)20 8269 7835 or e-mail: jrossiter@wilmington.co.uk
If you book early for the event, you will qualify for a substantial “early bird” discount
