In this new role, he will now handle health and safety issues both internally and externally. His responsibilities include continually modifying the company’s safety programs to include the most urgent safety trends. Other job functions include internal safety training, customer safety and rigging training, and safety coordination on the road as related to the company’s fleet of trucks.

“Lifting Gear Hire Corporation prides itself on putting safety first and what better way to ‘walk the walk’ than to create a new department focused solely on the safety training of our staff and our customers,” said Dan Barton, Lifting Gear Hire Corporation’s Sales and Marketing Coordinator. 

Power plants continue to be a significant part of the company’s business, and Lifting Gear Hire’s Powerplant Division is undergoing a re-evaluation to determine the best course of action for the future.