Category Archives: Employees

Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety standards for FY 2021

Posted on December 28, 2021 by CrewsCrane

1. Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501): 5,295 violations 2. Respiratory Protection (1910.134): 2,527 3. Ladders (1926.1053): 2,026 4. Scaffolding (1926.451): 1,948 5. Hazard Communication (1910.1200): 1,947 6. Lockout/Tagout (1910.147): 1,698 7. Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503): 1,666 8. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bureau of Labor Statistics, Crane Training, Employees, Employers, Fall Protection, Hazard Communication, Ladders, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, OSHA, Personal Protective Equipment, Power Industrial Trucks, Respiratory Protection, Safety, Safety and Health Programs, Scaffolding, Violations, Work-related Deaths, Workplace cited violations | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Blades for the Energy Conservation

Posted on November 8, 2021 by CrewsCrane

Completed an awesome training experience recently in Matamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros Mexico. Crews Crane Training International, Inc. provided overhead crane and rigging training to many of the employees who help build the large 81 meter wind blades. TPI Composites … Continue reading →

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NC Aggregates

Posted on September 8, 2021 by CrewsCrane

NC Aggregate Association Continue reading →

Posted in ANSI, ASME, Below the Hook, Bloodborne pathogens, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Cement Plant, Certification, Chain Sling, Confined Space, Congress, Construction, Conveyor Belt, Crane Inspection, Crane Training, Electric Shock, Electrical, Employees, Employers, Entertainment Hoist Inspection, Ergonomics, Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, Fall Protection, Fines, Gantry Crane, General Electrical Requirements, Hand Chain Hoist, Hard Hat, Hazard Communication, Hazardous Materials, Industrial Hygiene, Inspection, Ladders, Lever Hoist, Load Testing, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Managing Safety and Health, Materials Handling, Metal/NonMetal, Miner, Mining, Mobile Crane, MSHA, MSHA Conference, NCCCO, OSHA, Overhead Crane, Overhead Crane Inspection, Permit Required Confined Space, Personal Protective Equipment, Phosphate Mine, Power Industrial Trucks, Qualify, Rail Car, Rigging, Rigging Level 1, Roofing, Safety, Safety and Health Programs, Scaffolding, Shackle, Signaler, Sling, Surface Gravel Mine, Surface Limestone, Training, Underground Zinc Mine, Violations, Walking Working Surfaces, Welding, Cutting, Brazing, Work-related Deaths | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Are you ready for Flagger Training???

Posted on May 10, 2021 by CrewsCrane

Tomorrow is an exciting day for some individuals. All week long we have the opportunity to provide Work Place Flagger Training in Charleston, South Carolina. What is it we need to know as a Flagger? The primary function of traffic … Continue reading →

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Powered Industrial Truck Training

Posted on May 8, 2021 by CrewsCrane

What started out as meeting a new customer to perform their Periodic Overhead Crane Inspection to meet their OSHA requirements has turned into a great training opportunity. At a place called Landmark Coatings, Mark contacted us after sending his inspection … Continue reading →

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Rigger, Rigging, Rigging Tree

Posted on February 23, 2021 by CrewsCrane

When you spend time with 100 company employees, you are bound to get some different opinions on how to rig something. Some might use the single sling technique. Some might use the double sling technique. Some used a technique I … Continue reading →

Posted in Advanced Rigging, Below the Hook, Chain Sling, Crane Training, Employees, Employers, Hand Chain Hoist, Lever Hoist, Mobile Crane, OSHA, Overhead Crane, Qualify, Rigging, Rigging Level 1, Safety, Shackle, Sling, Training | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

You get what you pay for!!!

Posted on October 20, 2020 by CrewsCrane

Get what you pay for??? Continue reading →

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How to tell if you made a difference?

Posted on October 10, 2020 by CrewsCrane

How to tell you made a difference Continue reading →

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Digger Derrick Crane Training

Posted on August 13, 2020 by CrewsCrane

Does your city or county have a digger derrick mobile crane? Do your employees currently operate the crane without any training? Are they running by the seat of their pants? Have you considered training for those employees but worry about … Continue reading →

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Training during these COVID times

Posted on August 13, 2020 by CrewsCrane

What happened this year to students, teachers and parents and companies? Was your doors closed for business for a period of time? Did your training schedule have to be cancelled? Did you have to move around some schedules to prevent … Continue reading →

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