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Hooks with Latches Q&A with Crosby’s own Director of Engineered Solutions – Roger Ohman III “Does OSHA require the use of latches on hooks? Does ASME require the use of latches on hooks? Which type of latch is best to use?” Find out the answers to these questions and more.

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Danny's Rigging Den: Why Initial Inspection of Rigging Hardware & Slings is Required and Critical Rigging accidents, injuries and even fatalities could have been prevented if the rigging gear had been properly inspected before the shift began.

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Danny's Rigging Den: How Many Slings Should You Place Directly onto a Single Point Hook? How many times on the job site have you seen the riggers place more than two slings into one single point hook with no regard to the fact they may be tip loading, back loading or even side loading the hook?

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Danny's Rigging Den: Sling Angle Best Practices Whether the slings are chain, wire rope, or synthetic: sling angle best practices are the same. Check out these sling angle best practices!

Crosby Industry Update: New ASME B30.30 Ropes Standard After endless hours of subcommittee work, the resulting document, titled ASME B30.30 Ropes, is the latest volume of the ASME B30 Safety Standard for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, and Slings.

Load Test of Iscosa's 60 Ton Capacity Spreader Beam - 18 January 2018

Crane Inspector Tip I can't take credit for this one, it was submitted by my good friend John Davis of the CCAA. For those of you that don't know John, he's not only 40+

Load Testing - know your "Why" When you ask for a load test on your crane do you know why you're asking? It is often the case that the term "load test" is used without thinking

Crane tips over at Daytona Beach's Orange Avenue Bridge project DAYTONA BEACH — A crane working on the Orange Avenue Bridge in Daytona Beach toppled over on Tuesday morning sending a piling splashing into the

Accident to Education: Dangers of Side Pull - Crane Tech When we educate new mobile crane operators, one of the many topics we cover is the importance of lifting from directly above the load’s center of gr