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MOBILE CRANE ACCIDENTS

Accidents in the workplace are unfortunately inevitable. The means to cope with this hard fact is to mitigate the effects of these accidents. Mobile cranes, a core component of the heavy and construction industries’ equipment range, are no exception to experiencing accidents. These accidents may lead to the damage of…

Job Site Safety Training

The construction, mining and heavy industries bring man and machine together to create amazing structures, modify the environment to suit our needs, and extract valuable resources that push technology and development on global scales. Like any other place of work, these industries are prone to accidents. The difference is the…

Guide to Mobile Crane Inspections

Moving large or heavy loads is the defining trait of the construction and heavy equipment industries. These loads, by nature, are a hazard to both people and structures while being moved. They need to be moved safely and properly to avert any risk to their surroundings and themselves. It is…

NCCCO Mobile Crane Certification

We receive many phone calls at Total Equipment Training from individuals looking to get their NCCCO Certification. While our business has primarily served corporations in NCCCO certifying their operators onsite, we have seen the need to help individuals or smaller companies with just one operator find an affordable way to…

FORKLIFT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

Forklifts, also known as powered industrial trucks, are among the most commonly used vehicles in both the heavy and construction industries. This is thanks to their variability in size, diversity of application, high mobility and lifting capacity. The primary application of powered industrial trucks is in lifting and moving loads…

BOOM TRUCKS

Safely lifting and moving loads is a core part of the heavy and construction industries. Several implements have been developed to help achieve this, common among them being the crane. They come in a variety of configurations all specialized to the type of work they are intended for. On smaller…

Overhead Cranes

Overhead Cranes
Lifting heavy loads is a daily necessity of the heavy and construction industry. As such, several implements have been developed and utilized to make this not only possible, but efficient and safe as well. Among the most widely applied utilities in this category is the crane. Mobile cranes are wheeled…

An Introduction to Excavators

Heavy machinery prides itself on being among the most powerful and widely utilized all over the world. This is from the progress and investment put into their development to make them ever more efficient in safely moving and lifting loads. Among the most popular of these heavy machines is the…

What Are OSHA Fall Protection Regulations?

In the United States falls are the leading cause of workplace injury. OSHA has set forth guidelines that ensure that employees are given the proper protection from falls. Fall protection equipment can be many things such as a full-body harness, a rescue harness, a work positioning belt, etc. These devices…