ESTA Krakow meeting hears calls to harmonize European marking and lighting regulations
ESTA’s Section Transport is planning to create a new technical working group in an attempt to harmonize standards and regulations governing lighting and marking on heavy transport throughout Europe. The…
Poland’s OSPTN hosted ESTA autumn meetings
Poland hosted the 2017 ESTA Autumn Meetings in Krakow on October 19 and 20 – the first time that ESTA has met in Eastern Europe. Organised by the Polish Heavy…
ECOL trainers, candidates wanted
ESTA is looking for training and examination organisations to take part in a trial pilot project for a new European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL) in February next year. It is…
Victory in Spanish permits dispute
Spanish transport authorities have backed down in their attempts to enforce changes in the country’s exceptional transport regulations that discriminated against international hauliers. The move follows a series of complaints…
ESTA Director Søren Jansen stepped down
Søren Jansen is to step down from the post of ESTA Director at the end of June. ESTA Secretary Ton Klijn will take over until the appointment of a new…
ESTA’s ECOL plans pass important milestones
ESTA’s ground-breaking project to establish a European Crane Operator Licence (ECOL) is making good progress. A meeting of ESTA’s ECOL Working Group on May 15 has agreed a date to…
ESTA’s dual action on wind turbine safety
ESTA is supporting a twin-track approach in an attempt to reduce accidents during the transportation and erection of on-shore wind turbines. The issue has been raised by ESTA and FEM…
Safe use of mobile cranes on floating barges
The ICSA is working on new guidance on the use of mobile cranes on floating barges following the Alphen aan den Rijn accident in Holland, in which two cranes and…
Safety discussions to follow Hamburg conference success
ESTA has been invited to raise its concerns about safety during the construction of on-shore wind farms at a meeting with VDMA Power Systems in April. The meeting follows the…
EU Commission filed official complaint against Spain
Earlier we informed you about the problems in Spain regarding new legislation for exceptional transport. For the release of exceptional transport permits, Spain makes a distinction between Spanish transporters and…