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  2. National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators

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    The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) joined with members of the Coalition for Crane Operator Safety (CCOS) and urged Congress to finalize the rule. Most of the crane industry has been against the inclusion of a rated operating capacity (ROC) as well as a provision that the employer evaluate operators concerning their ability to ...

  3. Accredited Crane Operator Certification - Wikipedia

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    1971 – OSHA passes 29 CFR 1926.550, which is the standard for cranes and derricks used in construction for the next 41 years. [3] 1995 – The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) is established by the crane and lifting industry as a nonprofit organization to develop a certification program for crane operators.

  4. Overhead crane - Wikipedia

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    An overhead crane, commonly called a bridge crane, is a type of crane found in industrial environments. An overhead crane consists of two parallel rails seated on longitudinal I-beams attached to opposite steel columns by means of brackets. The traveling bridge spans the gap. A hoist, the lifting component of a crane, travels along the bridge.

  5. Crane (machine) - Wikipedia

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    Shooting a film from crane. The generally accepted definition of a crane is a machine for lifting and moving heavy objects by means of ropes or cables suspended from a movable arm. As such, a lifting machine that does not use cables, or else provides only vertical and not horizontal movement, cannot strictly be called a 'crane'.

  6. Lattice boom crawler crane - Wikipedia

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    The concept of a crawler crane undercarriage was first developed by the Bucyrus Company of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1911. The first model, a Bucyrus gasoline-engine powered 'Type 14' dragline (usable with crane hook) had a standard 18.3m (60ft) lattice boom, a 4.27m (14ft) diameter swing ring and the crawler version weighed 47t (52USt).

  7. Level luffing crane - Wikipedia

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    A level-luffing crane is a crane mechanism where the hook remains at the same level while luffing: moving the jib up and down, so as to move the hook inwards and outwards relative to the base. [ 1 ] Usually the description is only applied to those with a luffing jib that have some additional mechanism applied to keep the hook level when luffing.

  8. Doctors Say This Is The Key To Avoiding Menopausal Weight Gain

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    Gaining weight during perimenopause is common. But is it preventable? Here's what doctors say: Follow their tips to avoid gaining—and start losing weight.

  9. Rubber tyred gantry crane - Wikipedia

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    A rubber tyred gantry crane (US: rubber tired gantry crane)/ RTG (crane), or sometimes transtainer, is a wheeled mobile gantry crane operated to ground or stack intermodal containers. Inbound containers are stored for future pickup by drayage trucks, and outbound are stored for future loading onto vessels.