How Can Management Build A Safer Site?

Article by Bo Collier, President of Crane Tech, titled "Mobile Crane Safety for Managers"

Undoubtedly a knowledgeable management team mitigates risk and builds a safer jobsite. After all the old adage “You don’t know what you don’t know,” is true for many managers and supervisors […]

Are You Relying on Luck?

Leprechaun holding Crane Tech's icon

As the world celebrates St. Patrick’s Day this week, Crane Tech wanted to remind you that relying on the luck of the Irish to keep your lifting operations safe may […]

Qualified vs. Certified

Construction Business Owner Screenshot of an article by Bo Collier, President of Crane Tech, titled "Qualified vs. Certified: Does certification surpass qualification and the reward for compliance?"

Crane Tech had another opportunity to lend our expertise to the Construction Business Owner Magazine Blog. CBO Guest Blog: Qualified vs. Certified As the industry prepares for a final ruling by OSHA, in […]

From Bo’s Desk: Who Signals the Crane?

Hoist icon representing Who signals the crane, from Bo's Desk

Recently several of my employees were at a workshop, where the question was asked of the attendees if they had ever signaled a crane using the signal displayed to the […]

How Do I Become a Crane Operator?

Collage showing crane operator training process including classroom instruction, hands-on practice, one-on-one coaching, CCO testing, and newly certified crane operators.

Is it a 3-day class? Seat-time? On-the-job training? or Years of experience? In our humble opinion, becoming a mobile crane operator requires more than just a classroom course on load charts […]