ESTA’s work to develop new proposals to enhance existing maintenance regimes for mobile crane winch gearboxes is still on track for publication next Spring. Supporters believe the new proposals could both improve safety and – in some cases – save money. They are being drafted by a small group of experts led by ESTA’s crane … Read more
Italian heavy transport and lifting contractor Fagioli – the winner of the safety category in the 2023 ESTA Awards – has donated a 5,600 euro safety bonus to the Dutch marine search and rescue organisation KNRM. Fagioli earned the bonus from client Saipem for its logistics and prefabrication support work in the Dutch port of … Read more
ESTA says it has received “exceptionally strong support” from its members and the heavy transport market for its on-going work to improve safety during the use of SPMTs and establish an internationally accepted training qualification for operators. Last month, ESTA has published a new transport stability guideline for the use of Modular Hydraulically Suspended Trailers. … Read more
ESTA is stepping up its lobbying of authorities in Brussels to persuade them to strengthen the proposed revision of the Weights and Dimensions Directive – a development that could have a great impact on the transport industry for years to come. The directive 96/53/EC sets out the rules for heavy duty vehicles operating on Europe’s … Read more
ESTA is pressing ahead with a new long-term campaign to lobby for the raising and harmonisation of European health and safety standards in the heavy transport and lifting sectors. Plans for a special health and safety commission to drive this agenda were first announced earlier this year and work is now underway to expand the … Read more
Kässbohrer Executive Board Member Iffet Türken has been elected as President of ESTA’s Section Transport, succeeding André Friderici who is stepping down after more than a decade at the helm. Friderici, who is technical director of Swiss heavy transport and lifting company Friderici Spécial, is to stay on the ESTA Board in Turken’s previous role … Read more
ESTA has published a new transport stability guideline for the use of Modular Hydraulically Suspended Trailers in an attempt to improve safety and raise standards in what is a fast-growing sector attracting inexperienced entrants. The guideline has been published following ESTA’s autumn meetings last week in Rome and is freely available to ESTA members – … Read more
Annemie Van de Velde from Sarens is the second woman crane operator to achieve certification with ECOL – the European Crane Operators Licence. Growing up with a father who was a truck driver, she developed an early fascination with cranes and machinery. In 2003, she landed her first job at a crane company, kickstarting her … Read more
ESTA is working on proposals to enhance existing maintenance regimes for mobile crane winch gearboxes that supporters believe could both improve safety and – in some cases – save money. The requirement to calculate the remaining life of a winch was initially introduced in Germany in the 1990s – a crucial safety consideration because if … Read more
ESTA and the mobile crane manufacturers are working together to explore how to manage the controversial new European Machinery Regulations that have now passed all political hurdles and are due to come into force by 2027. The key difficulty is the regulations’ stipulation that all mobile machinery such as mobile cranes and access platforms should … Read more